Impeachment of Bill Clinton

Donald Trump is on the brink of becoming the first US president to have been impeached twice, with the House of Representatives beginning a debate Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump emerged from isolation at the White House to deny responsibility for a mob of his supporters storming Congress, and warn that his imminent impeachment is causing 'tremendous anger.'

President Donald Trump has emerged from isolation at the White House to deny responsibility for a mob of his supporters storming Congress.

As lawmakers opened their session on Wednesday, Washington was in a state of siege, with armed National Guards deployed, central streets barred to cars and public spaces fenced off.

The article of impeachment is set to charge Trump with inciting Wednesday's violence.

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there would be a resolution on Monday calling for the cabinet to remove Donald Trump as unfit for office under the Constitution's 25th amendment.

Ten Republicans joined the Democrats as an angry House impeached US President Donald Trump at 4:25 Eastern Standard Time (EST) yesterday in the US.

At least five Republicans have said they would join Democrats to impeach US President Donald Trump for the second time, just seven days before he is due to leave office and President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in.