On Wednesday afternoon, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump for a second time in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot by Trump supporters. The president is the first in history to be impeached twice.
Republicans from ten Houses joined Democrats in voting to move to impeach the president, including GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (WY) and Reps. Adam Kinzinger (IL), Fred Upton (MI), Peter Meijer (MI), John Katko (NY). York), Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA), Dan Newhouse (WA), Anthony Gonzalez (OH), Tom Rice (SC) and David Valadao (CA).
And there it is, next to 218. pic.twitter.com/t2jCJhfEJJ
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) January 13, 2021
The 10th Republican was Republican Party MP David Valadao, per @sfortinsky
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 13, 2021
Trump was impeached for a second time. This time the vote is 232–197.
Ten Republicans – 4% of the conference – vote to impeach Trump for incitement of insurrection.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) January 13, 2021
Here are 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump from Hill’s incredible pool:
MEIJER (Mich.)
RICE (SC)
UPTON (Mich.)
GONZALEZ (Ohio)
CHENEY (Wyo.)
BREAK (New York)
KINZINGER (photo)
HERRERA BEUTLER (in Washington State)
NEW HOUSE (In the wash)
VALADAO (California)— Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) January 13, 2021
The final vote was 232 to 197, with 4 members not voting. The article reprimands the president for “incitement of insurrection.” Democratic leaders in the House plan to immediately send the article to the Senate, but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Wednesday he would not call a special session to hold a trial. Any impeachment action in the upper house will take place during the opening days of the Biden administration.
Instead, McConnell urged GOP senators to focus on “facilitating a safe inauguration and an orderly transition of power to the incoming Biden administration.”
— Marianne LeVine (@marianne_levine) January 13, 2021