Permanent record
House impeached Trump for a second time
- Event date
- Category
- Elections, January 6, and institutional conduct
- Posture:
- House impeachment
The House impeached Trump for incitement of insurrection. Impeachment is a constitutional charge by the House, not a criminal conviction; the Senate later acquitted because the vote fell short of two thirds.
Evidence basis
primary-plus-independent
Disposition
The Senate acquitted Trump on February 13, 2021 after a 57-43 vote to convict fell short of two thirds.
Dated sources
- — Associated Press second-impeachment report hosted by GBH (Independent Associated Press reporting)
- — U.S. Senate roll call vote 59 (Official Senate roll call)
- — www.senate.gov (Official record)
- — history.house.gov (Official record)
Correction status
No substantive correction recorded for this version.
Canonical citation
House impeached Trump for a second time. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2021-01-13-second-impeachment/
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