Majority of US House votes to impeach Trump for abuse of power

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 19, 2019 9:35 am

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years.

By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president becomes just the third occupant of the White House in American history to be impeached.

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