Donald Trump impeachment: These 10 Republicans voted against US president

<p>As Donald Trump became the first US president <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/donald-trump-impeached-again-becomes-first-us-president-to-suffer-impeachment-twice-356536">to be impeached twice</a>, several celebrities took to social media to react on the news.&nbsp;<br />
Model-cookbook author Chrissy Teigen, who has always been vocal about her opinion about Trump, Teigen was one of the first few prominent celebrities to react on Trump's impeachment news.&nbsp;<br />
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She told her followers, "I didn’t even know you could be impeached twice. I thought it was like dying."</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I didn’t even know you could be impeached twice. I thought it was like dying</p>
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/1349471017144471552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p>Star Wars actor Mark Hamill tweeted a picture of Trump pulling a face and wrote,"When one impeachment won’t suffice, Damn his new crimes- impeach him twice! #DarnOldDonald"</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">When one impeachment won't suffice,<br />
Damn his new crimes- impeach him twice!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DarnOldDonald?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DarnOldDonald</a> <a href="https://t.co/LVDfyAopai">pic.twitter.com/LVDfyAopai</a></p>
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) <a href="https://twitter.com/HamillHimself/status/1349474283139940357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p>US House of Representatives has charged him of 'incitement of insurrection' over the Capitol Hill violence that erupted on January 6 after Trump's address to his supporters in Washington DC.10 Republican representatives broke the party line to support Trump impeachment.&nbsp;<br />
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Cardi B, meanwhile, was called by many fans a ‘fortune teller’ for her prediction on Trump. The rapper shared a video of her laughing to herself.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I been told yaaa <a href="https://t.co/FtZYlJKEbe">pic.twitter.com/FtZYlJKEbe</a></p>
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamcardib/status/1349481440522637314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p>Here's how other celebrities reacted.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Trump has once again been impeached. Are we sick of winning yet?</p>
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/1349467453005262850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Congrats to Trump on finally getting more votes than a Clinton</p>
— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) <a href="https://twitter.com/FullFrontalSamB/status/1349475445197176832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Things are looking up...<a href="https://t.co/cWosgCUg1T">https://t.co/cWosgCUg1T</a></p>
— AlecBaldwin(HABF) (@AlecBaldwin) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlecBaldwin/status/1349479944963952644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mood when the President is being impeached AGAIN: <a href="https://t.co/GMdylpbv7d">pic.twitter.com/GMdylpbv7d</a></p>
— Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) <a href="https://twitter.com/PadmaLakshmi/status/1349472681226366976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">IMPEACHED AGAIN!</p>
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) <a href="https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/1349475465375997960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The importance of 10 GOP House members voting to impeach is this: It shows that it’s not about politics, it’s about courage. The truth is there, for those with guts enough to say it and mean it. To the ten with those guts, your country salutes you.</p>
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeorgeTakei/status/1349477545914335234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p>Donald Trump will now face trial in the US Senate but the proceedings won’t start until at least an hour after Joe Biden is sworn in as the next President of US on January 20.</p>

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As Donald Trump became the first US president to be impeached twice, several celebrities took to social media to react on the news. Model-cookbook author Chrissy Teigen, who has always been vocal about her opinion about Trump, Teigen was one of the first few prominent celebrities to react on Trump's impeachment news.

As Donald Trump became the first US president to be impeached twice, several celebrities took to social media to react on the news. Model-cookbook author Chrissy Teigen, who has always been vocal about her opinion about Trump, Teigen was one of the first few prominent celebrities to react on Trump's impeachment news. She told her followers, "I didn’t even know you could be impeached twice. I thought it was like dying." I didn’t even know you could be impeached twice. I thought it was like dying — chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 13, 2021 × Star Wars actor Mark Hamill tweeted a picture of Trump pulling a face and wrote,"When one impeachment won’t suffice, Damn his new crimes- impeach him twice! #DarnOldDonald" When one impeachment won't suffice, Damn his new crimes- impeach him twice!#DarnOldDonald pic.twitter.com/LVDfyAopai — Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) January 13, 2021 × US House of Representatives has charged him of 'incitement of insurrection' over the Capitol Hill violence that erupted on January 6 after Trump's address to his supporters in Washington DC.10 Republican representatives broke the party line to support Trump impeachment. Cardi B, meanwhile, was called by many fans a ‘fortune teller’ for her prediction on Trump. The rapper shared a video of her laughing to herself. I been told yaaa pic.twitter.com/FtZYlJKEbe — iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 13, 2021 × Here's how other celebrities reacted. Trump has once again been impeached. Are we sick of winning yet? — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 13, 2021 × Congrats to Trump on finally getting more votes than a Clinton — Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) January 13, 2021 × Things are looking up...https://t.co/cWosgCUg1T — AlecBaldwin(HABF) (@AlecBaldwin) January 13, 2021 × Mood when the President is being impeached AGAIN: pic.twitter.com/GMdylpbv7d — Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) January 13, 2021 × IMPEACHED AGAIN! — bettemidler (@BetteMidler) January 13, 2021 × The importance of 10 GOP House members voting to impeach is this: It shows that it’s not about politics, it’s about courage. The truth is there, for those with guts enough to say it and mean it. To the ten with those guts, your country salutes you. — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 13, 2021 × Donald Trump will now face trial in the US Senate but the proceedings won’t start until at least an hour after Joe Biden is sworn in as the next President of US on January 20. Also Read | Along with Trump impeachment, Biden urges US Senate to consider 'other urgent business'

'Thought it was like dying': Chrissy Teigen, Cardi B, Mark Hamill and others react to Donald Trump's impeachment news

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<p>President Donald Trump's hopes for a speedy acquittal by the Senate received a boost on Thursday as Democrats suffered a setback in their efforts to introduce new witnesses at his impeachment trial. Democrats had sought to have Trump's <a href="Impeachment trial of Donald Trump: All-Star Defence team scared of going near Bolton">former national security advisor</a> John Bolton testify but a key Republican senator said he would vote "no" when the question of calling further witnesses is put to the Senate on Friday.</p>

<p>If the witness motion is rejected, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/ex-security-adviser-trump-withheld-aid-to-ukraine-to-force-investigation-of-joe-and-hunter-biden-276910">Republican Senate Majority</a> Leader Mitch McConnell, a key <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/white-house-lawyers-say-voters-should-decide-trumps-fate-276578">Trump ally</a>, could conceivably call for a vote to acquit the president of the impeachment charges as soon as Friday. A two-thirds majority - or 67 senators - is needed to remove a president from office, and the 53-47 Republican majority in the Senate means Trump is virtually certain to be acquitted.</p>

<p>Democrats were particularly eager to hear from Bolton following reports that he claims in an upcoming book to have been personally told by Trump that <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-caught-saying-get-rid-of-ukraine-ambassador-on-tape-report-276592">military aid to Ukraine</a> was tied to Kyiv investigating his Democratic rival Joe Biden. The charge is at the heart of the December 18 impeachment of the 45th US president for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress by the Democratic-majority House of Representatives.</p>

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<p>Four Republican votes are needed to allow new witnesses but Republican Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, who had been considered a possible swing vote, issued a statement late Thursday saying there was no need for more evidence. "It was inappropriate for the president to ask a foreign leader to investigate his political opponent and to withhold United States aid to encourage that investigation," Alexander said.</p>

<p>"But the Constitution does not give the Senate the power to remove the president from office and ban him from this year's ballot simply for actions that are inappropriate," he said. Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine said she would support the call for witnesses, and Utah Senator Mitt Romney has said he was "very likely" to do so. Another wavering Republican - Lisa Murkowski of Alaska - has said she will announce her decision Friday morning.</p>

<p>In the event of a 50-50 tie, US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who is presiding over the trial, could be called upon to end the deadlock. If he declines to vote, the motion calling for witnesses would fail.</p>

<p><strong>'Purely partisan impeachment'</strong></p>

<p>Chief Democratic prosecutor Adam Schiff, in a last-ditch bid on Thursday to win over Republican senators wary of a drawn-out process, proposed a one-week time frame to secure new witness testimony. "Let's have a reasonable accommodation here," the California lawmaker told the 100 senators sitting as jurors at the historic trial. "We'll take one week, and you'll continue with the business of the Senate." Trump's defence team rejected the Democratic calls for more witnesses.</p>

<p>"They said for weeks it was an overwhelming case," said White House deputy counsel Patrick Philbin. "If that's their position, why do they need more witnesses?" White House counsel Pat Cipollone argued for an early acquittal, saying it "would be the best thing for our country. We're dealing with a purely partisan impeachment," Cipollone said, accusing Democrats of using impeachment "as a political weapon." Voters - not the Senate - should decide Trump's fate in the November presidential election, he said.</p>

<p>Cipollone and Schiff made their remarks during an occasionally testy Senate session during which Democratic and Republican senators directed questions to the House prosecutors and White House defence team. House impeachment managers expressed outrage over an assertion by one of Trump's lawyers, Harvard professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz, that a president can do almost anything he wants if he believes his re-election was "in the public interest."</p>

<p>Schiff said the claim echoed the Watergate case of disgraced president Richard Nixon 45 years ago. "What we have seen in the last couple of days is a descent into constitutional madness," Schiff said. "Almost half a century ago, we had a president who said, 'Well, when the president does it that means it is not illegal.'"</p>

<p>"Have we learned nothing in the last half-century?" Schiff asked. "That is the normalization of lawlessness," he said. "I would hope that every American would recognize that it's wrong to seek foreign help in an American election."</p>

<p><strong>'Disgrace'</strong></p>

<p>Trump's defence team has argued alternatively that the impeachment is politically driven, that Trump did not tie Ukraine aid to the investigations he sought, that he had reason to seek a probe into his political rival and that he had the legal right to do so as president. The president has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, calling the entire process a politically driven "witch hunt" and a "disgrace."</p>

<p>Speaking at a campaign rally on Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa, Trump said, "We're having the best years in the history of our country and I just got impeached."&nbsp;Democrats are to hold their first vote in Iowa on Monday in the process of selecting a candidate to face Trump in November's presidential election.</p>


President Donald Trump's hopes for a speedy acquittal by the Senate received a boost on Thursday as Democrats suffered a setback in their efforts to introduce new witnesses at his impeachment trial.

President Donald Trump's hopes for a speedy acquittal by the Senate received a boost on Thursday as Democrats suffered a setback in their efforts to introduce new witnesses at his impeachment trial. Democrats had sought to have Trump's former national security advisor John Bolton testify but a key Republican senator said he would vote "no" when the question of calling further witnesses is put to the Senate on Friday. If the witness motion is rejected, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a key Trump ally, could conceivably call for a vote to acquit the president of the impeachment charges as soon as Friday. A two-thirds majority - or 67 senators - is needed to remove a president from office, and the 53-47 Republican majority in the Senate means Trump is virtually certain to be acquitted. Democrats were particularly eager to hear from Bolton following reports that he claims in an upcoming book to have been personally told by Trump that military aid to Ukraine was tied to Kyiv investigating his Democratic rival Joe Biden. The charge is at the heart of the December 18 impeachment of the 45th US president for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress by the Democratic-majority House of Representatives. Also Read: Trump Impeachment Poll: 47% Want Trump Out Of White House Four Republican votes are needed to allow new witnesses but Republican Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, who had been considered a possible swing vote, issued a statement late Thursday saying there was no need for more evidence. "It was inappropriate for the president to ask a foreign leader to investigate his political opponent and to withhold United States aid to encourage that investigation," Alexander said. "But the Constitution does not give the Senate the power to remove the president from office and ban him from this year's ballot simply for actions that are inappropriate," he said. Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine said she would support the call for witnesses, and Utah Senator Mitt Romney has said he was "very likely" to do so. Another wavering Republican - Lisa Murkowski of Alaska - has said she will announce her decision Friday morning. In the event of a 50-50 tie, US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who is presiding over the trial, could be called upon to end the deadlock. If he declines to vote, the motion calling for witnesses would fail. 'Purely partisan impeachment' Chief Democratic prosecutor Adam Schiff, in a last-ditch bid on Thursday to win over Republican senators wary of a drawn-out process, proposed a one-week time frame to secure new witness testimony. "Let's have a reasonable accommodation here," the California lawmaker told the 100 senators sitting as jurors at the historic trial. "We'll take one week, and you'll continue with the business of the Senate." Trump's defence team rejected the Democratic calls for more witnesses. "They said for weeks it was an overwhelming case," said White House deputy counsel Patrick Philbin. "If that's their position, why do they need more witnesses?" White House counsel Pat Cipollone argued for an early acquittal, saying it "would be the best thing for our country. We're dealing with a purely partisan impeachment," Cipollone said, accusing Democrats of using impeachment "as a political weapon." Voters - not the Senate - should decide Trump's fate in the November presidential election, he said. Cipollone and Schiff made their remarks during an occasionally testy Senate session during which Democratic and Republican senators directed questions to the House prosecutors and White House defence team. House impeachment managers expressed outrage over an assertion by one of Trump's lawyers, Harvard professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz, that a president can do almost anything he wants if he believes his re-election was "in the public interest." Schiff said the claim echoed the Watergate case of disgraced president Richard Nixon 45 years ago. "What we have seen in the last couple of days is a descent into constitutional madness," Schiff said. "Almost half a century ago, we had a president who said, 'Well, when the president does it that means it is not illegal.'" "Have we learned nothing in the last half-century?" Schiff asked. "That is the normalization of lawlessness," he said. "I would hope that every American would recognize that it's wrong to seek foreign help in an American election." 'Disgrace' Trump's defence team has argued alternatively that the impeachment is politically driven, that Trump did not tie Ukraine aid to the investigations he sought, that he had reason to seek a probe into his political rival and that he had the legal right to do so as president. The president has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, calling the entire process a politically driven "witch hunt" and a "disgrace." Speaking at a campaign rally on Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa, Trump said, "We're having the best years in the history of our country and I just got impeached." Democrats are to hold their first vote in Iowa on Monday in the process of selecting a candidate to face Trump in November's presidential election.

Senate poised to acquit Donald Trump as witness motion appears doomed

<p>US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday asserted that there is "enough testimony to remove President Donald Trump from office" when the impeachment hearing will move to Senate for the trial.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Pelosi will meet with the House Democratic caucus early Tuesday regarding the formal vote required to send the two articles of impeachment to the Senate.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The trial in Senate is expected to be held quickly as Republicans have enough votes to reject impeachment charges.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Trump was impeached on December 18 by the House for pressurising Ukraine to investigate his potential 2020 election rival Joe Biden and obstructing the subsequent congressional probe.</p>

<p>Pelosi had hoped to convince Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell for allowing new evidence and witnesses in the trial. McConnell, however, has not budged.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We wanted the public to see the need for witnesses," she told ABC on Sunday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Now the ball is in their court, to either do that or pay a price for not doing it."</p>

<p>McConnell claimed that Republicans have enough votes to block Democrats demand on witnesses and evidence.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Speaker also said that new emails that back charges against the US President have emerged. Pelosi added that former national security adviser John Bolton has also expressed willingness to participate in the trial if subpoenaed.</p>

<p>Trump, earlier, had said in an interview on Friday that he might use executive privilege to block Bolton's testimony.&nbsp;The US President has expressed confidence on the trial and asked to done with it as soon as possible.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Why should I have the stigma of Impeachment attached to my name when I did nothing wrong," the president tweeted on Sunday. "Very unfair to tens of millions of voters!"</p>

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US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday asserted that there is "enough testimony to remove President Donald Trump from office" when the impeachment hearing will move to Senate for the trial.

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday asserted that there is "enough testimony to remove President Donald Trump from office" when the impeachment hearing will move to Senate for the trial. Pelosi will meet with the House Democratic caucus early Tuesday regarding the formal vote required to send the two articles of impeachment to the Senate. Also read: I am prepared to testify in Trump impeachment trial: John Bolton The trial in Senate is expected to be held quickly as Republicans have enough votes to reject impeachment charges. Also read: Trump impeachment row: US Senate in stalemate over how to proceed Trump was impeached on December 18 by the House for pressurising Ukraine to investigate his potential 2020 election rival Joe Biden and obstructing the subsequent congressional probe. Pelosi had hoped to convince Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell for allowing new evidence and witnesses in the trial. McConnell, however, has not budged. "We wanted the public to see the need for witnesses," she told ABC on Sunday. "Now the ball is in their court, to either do that or pay a price for not doing it." McConnell claimed that Republicans have enough votes to block Democrats demand on witnesses and evidence. The Speaker also said that new emails that back charges against the US President have emerged. Pelosi added that former national security adviser John Bolton has also expressed willingness to participate in the trial if subpoenaed. Trump, earlier, had said in an interview on Friday that he might use executive privilege to block Bolton's testimony. The US President has expressed confidence on the trial and asked to done with it as soon as possible. "Why should I have the stigma of Impeachment attached to my name when I did nothing wrong," the president tweeted on Sunday. "Very unfair to tens of millions of voters!" (with inputs from AFP)

Enough testimony to remove Donald Trump from office: Nancy Pelosi