Saturday, January 20, 2018

Congress' vote to Impeach the President

On Motion to Table: H RES 705 Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, of high misdemeanors

This was a vote to kill a resolution impeaching President Donald Trump which took place on Jan 19, 2018 11:16 a.m.. It was the second vote on impeachment since the President took office. As expected the resolution did not move forward, losing with 355 votes to kill the resolution. Most members of both parties voted to kill the resolution, with 66 Democrats and no Republicans voting for impeachment proceedings to begin.

The previous vote, which was a month earlier, was killed with 364 representatives voting to kill the resolution.

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