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Impeachments

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Trump was impeached twice by the House of Representatives during his first presidential term. On each occasion, he was acquitted by the Senate. The first impeachment arose from a whistleblower complaint that in 2019 Trump had pressured Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden,[1] in an attempt to gain an advantage in the 2020 presidential election.[2] On December 18, 2019, the House voted to impeach Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress,[3] and the Senate acquitted him on February 5, 2020.[4] The second impeachment came after the Capitol riot, for which the House charged Trump with incitement of insurrection on January 13, 2021.[5] Trump left office on January 20, and the Senate acquitted him on February 13.[6]

  1. ^ Bump, Philip (September 25, 2019). "Trump wanted Russia's main geopolitical adversary to help undermine the Russian interference story". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Document: Read the Whistle-Blower Complaint". The New York Times. September 24, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Gregorian, Dareh (December 18, 2019). "Trump impeached by the House for abuse of power, obstruction of Congress". NBC News. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Wilkie, Christina; Breuninger, Kevin (February 5, 2020). "Trump acquitted of both charges in Senate impeachment trial". CNBC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Fandos, Nicholas (January 13, 2021). "Trump Impeached for Inciting Insurrection". The New York Times. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  6. ^ Levine, Sam; Gambino, Lauren (February 13, 2021). "Donald Trump acquitted in impeachment trial". The Guardian. Retrieved February 13, 2021.