Permanent record
House impeached Trump on two articles
- Event date
- Category
- Elections, January 6, and institutional conduct
- Posture:
- House impeachment
The House impeached Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress arising from the Ukraine matter. Impeachment is a constitutional charge, not a criminal conviction; the Senate later acquitted on both articles.
Evidence basis
primary-plus-independent
Disposition
The Senate acquitted Trump on both articles on February 5, 2020.
Dated sources
- — U.S. Senate roll call vote 33 (Official Senate roll call)
- — U.S. Senate roll call vote 34 (Official Senate roll call)
- — Associated Press impeachment history (Independent reporting)
- — www.senate.gov (Official record)
- — history.house.gov (Official record)
Correction status
No substantive correction recorded for this version.
Canonical citation
House impeached Trump on two articles. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2019-12-18-first-impeachment/
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