At this point, it is no surprise that the Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection. What did come as a slight surprise was Senator Lindsey Graham claiming that the Republicans’ first order of business if taking control of the House in 2023 would be to impeach Vice President Kamala Harris.
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In the entirety of American history, there have been four impeachment trials, three of which have occurred during many student’s lifetimes, and two of those three in the last two years. The impeachment of President Donald Trump during the final days of his term marks history as the first time a sitting president has been impeached twice, and the first time a president who has already left office endured an impeachment trial.
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In an unprecedented turn of events, the world watched in horror as footage of rioters storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 flooded television screens and news outlets around the globe. The loathsome behavior exhibited by these individuals, whose purpose was to “take back” the election they believed was stolen, was the culmination of two months of encouragement by former President Trump himself.
Read moreOn Jan. 15, 2020 the U.S. House of Representatives sent articles of impeachment to the U.S. Senate to start the senate trial for President Donald Trump. In the sunshine of San Diego, it can be hard to care about the cold world of Washington, D.C. and those in it.
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