Explained: Barring Donald Trump from holding office again

International

oi-Madhuri Adnal

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Washington, Jan 14: Now that President Donald Trump has been impeached by the House of Representatives a second time, keeping him from holding office again could be Congress” next step.

Every House Democrat and 10 Republicans voted Wednesday to impeach Trump for his role in inciting last week”s riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Trump speaks of American unity without mentioning impeachment

“The President of the United States summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack. … There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution,” Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., the House”s No. 3 House GOP leader, wrote in a statement announcing that she would vote for impeachment.

On the Senate side, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has said privately he”s through with Trump.

But impeachment alone…

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