House Votes To Make Trump First U.S. President To Be Impeached Twice

In particular, Trump made a speech prior to a joint session of Congress to confirm President-Elect Joe Biden's Electoral College win, in which he urged his supporters to march to the Capitol.

Even before January 6, Trump had sought a large turnout for what he called a day of "wild protest" following weeks of unsubstantiated allegations that the election had been "stolen."

Trump and his legal team have never presented any evidence of widespread fraud despite making dozens of court challenges around the nation. Even then-Attorney General Bill Barr went on the record to dispute Trump's allegations, saying that the Department of Justice had found no record of the kind of widespread fraud Trump kept accusing his opponents of.

Rather than make any statements appealing for his supporters to cease and desist their violence and go home, he was reportedly "delighted" as he watched the scenes of chaos develop on TV.

President Trump eventually called for peace through his Twitter account and released a video in which he asked his supporters to disperse. However, in the video he also maintained his falsehoods regarding the election and told his supporters ransacking the Capitol that "We love you. You are very special."

The statement comes after President Trump expressed continued defiance to reporters when questioned about the content of his January 6 speech, saying, "People thought what I said was totally appropriate," according to CNBC.

"For [House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi and [Senate Democratic leader] Chuck Schumer to continue on this path, I think it’s causing tremendous danger to our country, and it’s causing tremendous anger," he added, regarding the impeachment proceedings.

Although the Democratic majority would have allowed them to carry the day regardless of how their Republican counterparts voted, several GOP representatives chose to vote in favor of impeachment, including Washington's Dan Newhouse and Jamie Herrera Beutler, New York's John Katko, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Fred Upton and Peter Meijer of Michigan, Liz Cheney of Wyoming, and Ohio's Anthony Gonzalez.

However, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated that a Senate trial won't begin until after Trump's term has already expired and Biden takes the oath of office.

And although McConnell also indicated that he might vote in favor of convicting Trump and will allow Republican senators to vote their conscience, a conviction is still far from certain as it requires a two-thirds majority.