Mike Pence refuses to oust Donald Trump, sets stage for impeachment

The stage has been set for the second impeachment of US President Donald Trump after Vice President Mike Pence refused take over as president by ousting him in what would amount to a constitutionally sanctioned coup and the House of Representatives passed a resolution demanding him to actPence who met Trump on Tuesday wrote to Speaker Nancy Pelosi that he will not accept her request to remove the President through a constitutional move flouting her 24hour notice for him to comply or have Trump impeachedThe House is expected to take up the impeachment of Trump on Wednesday as Pence and the cabinet are unlikely to abide by its resolution and agree to act under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution that empowers him and a majority to shunt Trump out of the White House by declaring him unable to discharge the powers and duties of his officeTrump meanwhile was unrepentant for the storming of the Capitol by his backers that he is accused of inciting and told reporters This impeachment is causing tremendous anger and youre doing it and its really a terrible thing that they are doingThe draft of the impeachment of Trump has the single charge of inciting violence against the government of the United States for his role in the storming of the Capitol by his supporters who overcame the security and muscled themselves into the Senate chamber from where Pence had to be taken away by security to a safe zone and into the office PelosiTrump telling his supporters we fight we fight like hell before asking them to go to Congress is cited as words of incitementTrump had asserted that the election was a fraud sent his supporters over the Capitol last Wednesday while Congress was in the process of ratifying the electoral college votes electing Biden after his legal challenges had failedFive people including a police officer died in the riotingSupport for Trump appears to be eroding in his party with The New York Times reporting that Republican leader in the Senate Mitch McConnell is pleased about the impeachment according to unnamed sources familiar with his thinkingThe newspaper said that according to the sources he believed that the measure would exorcise him from the Republican Party but there was no clear indication if he would actually support it when it reaches the SenateHe will control the Senate till January 20 when Vice Presidentelect Kamala Harris becomes it presiding officer with a casting and the two newly elected Republicans have taken their seats in a body that will be evenly divided between the two partiesDespite the word having a menacing ring to it an impeachment is only the framing of charges of by the House for a judicialstyle trial in the Senate with the Senators acting as jurors A twothirds majority of the Senate 67 members will have to vote to convictTrumps impeachment failed in 2019 in the Republicancontrolled SenateSeventeen Republicans will have to switch sides and vote to convict him which seems unlikely as of now although some are likely to back itThe House vote on the resolution asking Pence to to declare President Donald J Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting President passed with 220 votes with only one Republican joining the Democrats and 205 Republicans voting against itBut Politico an outlet with deep Congressional coverage reported that at least 12 Republicans were expected to vote for impeachment when it comes up on WednesdayAccording to reports many more are willing to support a censure of Trump which Pelosi has ruled outBiden who seemed to have had reservations about an impeachment trial in the Senate interfering with confirmation of members of his cabinet and other key officials seems to be veering around to the idea of holding itHe said that that it was possible for the Senate to try Trump and also to carry on with other business by dividing its time each dayThe House voted the resolution after Pence wrote to Pelosi in reply to her demands I will not now yield to efforts in the House of Representatives to play political games at a time so serious in the life of our nationI urge you and every member of Congress to avoid actions that would further divide and inflame the passions of the moment he saidThe Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning about violence breaking out across the nation next Wednesday when Biden and Harris will be swornin and take over the nations leadershipIt said that it had information that extremist groups were planning armed protests from the weekend through WednesdayIt added that they also planned to attack government offices around the country if Trump were removed through the 25th AmendmentAbout 15000 armed National Guard troops are to be deployed around Washington to ward off possible attacksThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday 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