The day has come. The hour, passed. President Trump is now the third President in US history to be impeached by Congress.
Voting late in the evening on Wednesday, the House of Representatives has impeached the President on two articles: One for abuse of power, another for obstruction of Congress.
In neither vote were there any real surprises, save for Tulsi Gabbard, Democratic Representative from Hawaii who voted “present” instead of choosing a side – something that she will likely be forced to atone for on the campaign trail.
The President responded throughout the day and night via Twitter.
In the end here, nothing happened. We don’t approach anything like the egregious conduct that should be necessary before a President should be removed from office. I believe that a President can’t be removed from office if there is no reasonable possibility that the Senate..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 18, 2019
….won’t convict and remove the President – Then the House should not be Impeaching the President in the first place. If this is the new standard, every President from here on out is impeachable.” Andy McCarthy @FoxNews So well stated. Thank you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 18, 2019
And then it got even wilder…
SUCH ATROCIOUS LIES BY THE RADICAL LEFT, DO NOTHING DEMOCRATS. THIS IS AN ASSAULT ON AMERICA, AND AN ASSAULT ON THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!!!!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 18, 2019
This was not an unexpected results, as mentioned earlier, and the President certainly had to expect that this would be how his evening ended.
When it comes time for a Senate trial, which is the next logical step in impeachment, Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed to either dismiss the articles at his first opportunity, or deliver an acquittal to President Trump.
The question now is exactly when these articles could make their way to the Senate…if at all.
