The likelihood of Donald Trump becoming the only president in US history to be indicted twice during his tenure gained momentum on Monday, January 11.
Five days after the assault given by some of his faithful against the Capitol, the holy of holies of American democracy, the desire to confront the American president with his responsibilities before the end of his mandate, which will take place on January 20 at noon , explained the filing in record time of an impeachment resolution concentrated in four short pages.
Unlike the first procedure ofimpeachment, opened in September 2019, Democrats consider that the facts are sufficient in themselves and that no investigation is therefore necessary.
The text of this resolution highlights in particular the inflammatory statements made publicly by Donald Trump during a rally with his supporters on the morning of January 6, which led to the invasion of Congress. It was about trying to delay or call into question the certification of Joe Biden’s presidential victory. The resolution adds pressure on Republican officials overseeing elections in Georgia in an unwittingly recorded telephone conversation on January 2. They were then ordered to ” find “ votes allowing him to get ahead of his Democratic opponent.
“Donald Trump, a threat to democracy”
“All of this made President Trump seriously endanger the security of the United States and its government institutions”, say the Democratic authors of the resolution. “He threatened the integrity of democracy, interfered with the peaceful transition of power, and endangered a branch” of the federal state, they continue. “That is why Donald John Trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to security, democracy and the Constitution if he is allowed to remain in power and to act in a manifestly incompatible manner. (…) with the rule of law. “
The speaker House of Representatives Democrat Nancy Pelosi (California) told her colleagues on Monday that they should prepare to travel to Washington the next day in the event of a plenary vote held on Wednesday.
With this resolution and the votes needed to get it adopted, which would conclude the first stage of a procedure that would then continue in the Senate, the speaker now awaits a resignation from Donald Trump, or his sidelining before formally voting. The twenty-fifth amendment to the Constitution of the United States would indeed allow the vice-president, Mike Pence, if he is supported by a majority of the cabinet (government), to push Donald Trump towards the exit, once his incapacity has been established. to perform its duties.
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