Washington: President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday for allegedly abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Trump has become the third American President in 240 years of US history to be formally charged under the Constitution’s ultimate remedy for high crimes and misdemeanors.
The other two Presidents were Bill Clinton in 1988 and Andrew Johnson in 1868. President Nixon had resigned before impeachment proceedings could start.
The Democratic-led House passed the abuse of power article of impeachment on a largely party-line 230-197 vote. The House then proceeded with a vote on the second article of impeachment charging him with obstruction of Congress. The second article was passed by a 229-198 vote.
Donald Trump is accused of abusing his office by asking Ukraine to start corruption investigations against Joe Biden, a former US vice-president who is also the leading Democratic contender in the 2020 US Presidential election. This in effect means trying to influence the election by pressuring a foreign country to investigate his rival candidate and smear his image.
He is accused of obstructing Congress from investigating this case.
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