Passage would make Trump, a Republican, the only president in U.S. history to be impeached twice. Pence and his fellow Republicans have shown little interest in invoking the amendment. Pelosi had said the House could vote to impeach Trump on the charge of insurrection if Pence did not act. Aides to House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, who voted against recognizing Biden's victory, did not respond to a request for comment. House Democrats impeached Trump in December 2019 for pressuring Ukraine to investigate Biden, but the Republican-controlled Senate voted not to convict him.

Source: bd News24 January 11, 2021 17:03 UTC