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House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi opened Wednesday’s impeachment vote, which saw Donald Trump become the third president in US history to face formal impeachment proceedings (Pictures: AP) Donald Trump has become the third president in the history of the United States to face formal impeachment proceedings. The 45th president could now be ousted from office after 230 members of the House of Representatives, also known as the House, voted to probe his alleged abuse of power on Wednesday evening. A vote to impeach Trump on an obstruction of justice charge has also since passed with 226 in favor and 181 against, with Trump now set to face a trial in the Senate which could ultimately see him booted from the White House. A total of 227 Democrats, and two independent voted to impeach on the abuse office charge, passing the 216 simple majority needed to begin impeachment proceedings. Meanwhile, 194 Republicans and two Democrats voted against impeaching Trump on the abuse of power charge. One Democrat, Hawaiian Representative Tulsi Gabard voted present on both charges – equivalent to abstention. She has also been a vocal critic of impeachment proceedings. Donald Trump laughed and joked about the impeachment vote during a rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, on Wednesday night (Picture: AP) On the obstruction charge, also known as an article, a total of 228 voted in favor of impeaching – 227 Democrats and one independent. So far, 185 Republican representatives voted against it, alongside three Democrats. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi banged her gavel to confirm the result of the first vote – and quickly shot her fellow Democrats a warning look and hand gesture not to applaud. The historic result was announced at the US Capitol in Washington DC after six hours of fiery debate between Democrats and Republicans, as Trump attended a 2020 reelection rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, having yesterday likened the impeachment to the Salem Witch Trials. He raged against the vote on Twitter Wednesday afternoon, writing: ‘SUCH ATROCIOUS LIES BY THE RADICAL LEFT, DO NOTHING DEMOCRATS. ‘THIS IS AN ASSAULT ON AMERICA, AND AN ASSAULT ON THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!!!!’ But Trump appeared far more relaxed during his appearance in Battle Creek, laughing and smiling as he told supporters: ‘It doesn’t feel like we’re being impeached.’ Nancy Pelosi gave her fellow Democrats a warning not to applaud as the House of Representatives officially voted to begin formal impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump (Picture: AP) Pres. Trump: “It doesn’t feel like we’re being impeached.” https://t.co/iQo12O23tZ pic.twitter.com/vA5f5nSLSk — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) December 19, 2019 Donald Trump was snapped smiling as he left the White House for a reelection rally in Battle Creek, Michigan on Wednesday ahead of a historic impeachment vote (Picture: AP) Anti-Trump protesters were snapped in San Francisco holding signs calling for Trump to be booted from office on the eve of Wednesday’s impeachment vote (Picture: AP) voted to formally impeach Trump after spending six hours discussing two articles – akin to charges – the president now faces. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi – Trump’s biggest political foe – said she opened that debate into Trump’s conduct ‘solemnly and sadly.’ She added: ‘It is tragic that the President’s reckless actions make impeachment necessary. ‘He gave us no choice.’ A protester who supports President Trump is pictured outside the US Capitol in Washington DC ahead of Wednesday’s vote (Picture: AP) President Trump also had a number of vociferous defenders from his own party, including Representative Doug Collins. Collins vowed to ‘fight this whole process’. He also branded the impeachment process against Trump ‘deplorable.’ Represenative Susan Davis, a California Democrat, raised a laugh when she said: ‘Make no mistake. ‘We are not impeaching this president. He is impeaching himself.’ And her Republican colleague Bill Johnson raised eyebrows after using his time to ask for a moment of silence for the 63 million ‘forgotten’ Americans who voted for Trump to become president. Trump is accused of abusing his power by pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into probing his potential 2020 opponent Joe Biden’s son Hunter. Trump faces abuse of power and obstruction charges over claims he tried to bribe Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, pictured with dark hair, into opening an investigation into rival Joe Biden (Picture: AP) The president reportedly offered an invite to the White House, and withheld $400million in military aid, in return for a probe into Hunter Biden’s links to Ukrainian natural gas firm Burisma. He denies any wrongdoing. Trump now faces a trial in the upper house of the US Congress, the Senate, which is likely to take place in January 2020. Representatives will act as prosecutors laying out the allegations against Trump before senators. Senators will then vote on whether or not to remove Trump from office, with Vice President Mike Pence taking his place in such an eventuality. Bill Clinton is pictured during his 1998 impeachment which saw him accused of perjury and obstruction of justice (Picture: Archive Photos) Even if he is convicted, senators could not bring any criminal charges against Trump. The House is the lower part of the US Congress, and is comprised of 233 Democrats, as well as 197 Republicans from Trump’s party. That majority, combined with vocal Democratic opposition to the Republican president, meant the result of today’s vote was widely expected. But anti-Trump Democrats now face an uphill struggle, because the Senate has a majority of Republicans – 53 – to Democrats 47. Those Republican senators are currently considered unlikely to vote against their own president. Andrew Johnson, pictured, became the first person to face formal impeachment proceedings in 1868. The 17th President of the United States avoided a conviction by the Senate and was allowed to stay in office (Picture: Getty) At least two thirds of all senators must vote to remove Trump for him to be ousted from the White House. The last president to face the same procedure was Bill Clinton, almost exactly 21 years ago, on 19 December 1998. He was charged with perjury – for lying under oath about his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky – and obstruction of justice. Clinton survived a Senate trial and was allowed to remain in office. Andrew Johnson, the 17th US president, was impeached in 1868 over a power struggle that erupted after the end of the US civil war. This graphic explains the impeachment process that President Trump faces (Graphic: Getty/Metro.co.uk) He also manged to stay in office after being put to trial. Impeachment proceedings were also started against Richard Nixon in 1974 over his involvement in a criminal cover-up, but he resigned before formal action was taken.
