Breaking: Nancy Pelosi says Democrats will impeach Trump for incitement of insurrection unless he steps down



House Speaker gave President Donald Trump an ultimatum to either step down from office or face a second impeachment from House Democrats.

Democrats said they would charge President Donald Trump on Monday with incitement of insurrection in one article of impeachment over the rioting at the U.S. Capitol.

"Today, the House Democratic Caucus had an hours-long conversation that was sad, moving and patriotic. It was a conversation unlike any other, because it followed an action unlike any other," said Pelosi in a statement on Friday.

"It is the hope of Members that the President will immediately resign," she added. "But if he does not, I have instructed the Rules Committee to be prepared to move forward with Congressman Jamie Raskin's 25th Amendment legislation and a motion for impeachment."

Fox News reported that the impeachment article had 131 co-sponsors sign on.

Critics of the president say that he incited the violence by showing up at the demonstration and speaking to the protesters hours before some of them marched to Congress and forced their way in.

Others have defended the president and argued that his encouragement of the protest against the certification of the election results were disconnected from the subsequent attack on Congress to stop the certification.

The attack on the US Capitol from pro-Trump rioters left 5 dead, including one woman who was shot by Capitol Police, three who died from other medical incidents, and a policeman who was died from injuries from the attack.

Democrats are likely to succeed in voting to impeach the president in the House of Representatives, where they have a majority, but it would be up the Senate to conduct a trial and vote to remove him or not. The Senate is controlled by the Republicans.

Trump has agreed to the transition process which should culminate in the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on January 20.

Here's more about the plans for impeachment:

Second impeachment process for Donald Trump may start as soon as Mondaywww.youtube.com

Rep. Ilhan Omar says she is drawing up articles of impeachment against President Trump over Capitol rioting



Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota tweeted that she was drawing up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump over the rioting Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol against the certification of the Electoral College results.

Omar tweeted the announcement as the Secret Service and the Capitol police were attempting to evacuate the Capitol building in order to regain control.

"I am drawing up Articles of Impeachment. Donald J. Trump should be impeached by the House of Representatives & removed from office by the United States Senate," Omar tweeted.

I am drawing up Articles of Impeachment. Donald J. Trump should be impeached by the House of Representatives & re… https://t.co/wRoRDopWYL
— Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan Omar)1609969088.0

"We can't allow him to remain in office, it's a matter of preserving our Republic and we need to fulfill our oath," she added.

Other Democrats called for the president's removal over the rioting, including Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts and Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.

"This is on Donald Trump, period. He called folks to D.C. and gave them marching orders. He needs to be impeached and removed immediately," Tlaib said.

Tens of thousands of supporters of the president participated in a rally at the Ellipse near the White House to protest the scheduled certification of the results of the presidential election. Rallygoers then marched to the U.S. Capitol, which turned into a riot when some protesters forced their way into the Capitol building and broke into lawmakers' offices.

President Trump later called for rioters to act peacefully and then posted a video statement asking for them to go home, while reiterating his claims that the election was stolen from him.

Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives in December 2019 over claims of abuse of power, but he was not removed by the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate. If impeached a second time, he would be the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice.

The president has just 14 days left in office before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20.

Here's more about the assault on Capitol Hill:

Pro-Trump protesters storm US Capitolwww.youtube.com