House Impeaches Trump A 2nd Time, Citing Insurrection At U.S. Capitol

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said that impeaching President Trump is “a constitutional remedy that will ensure that the republic will be safe from this man.” She’s seen here walking to the House floor on Wednesday, ahead of the vote.

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Updated at 7:13 p.m. ET

The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach President Trump for “high crimes and misdemeanors” — specifically, for inciting an insurrection against the federal government at the U.S. Capitol.

Just one week before he will leave office, Trump has now become the first U.S. president to be impeached twice.