The House debated and voted on an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump over his role in inciting a domestic terror attack against lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. With less than 10 days to go before he leaves office Trump was the target of angry denunciations by House Democrats who accused him of being a danger to the nation. Lawmakers remain shaken by the horrific attack last week that left 5 people dead. As of this recording the hearing continues but Democrats, who hold a majority in the House, are likely to prevail in their efforts, making Trump the first President in the history of the nation to be impeached twice. Here is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressing the House. PLAY VIDEO. House Majority leader Steny Hoyer also spoke, citing the words of his Republican colleague Liz Cheney who Trump had targeted by name in his Capitol Hill speech shortly before his supporters launched their attack. Hoyer quoted Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney, who is one of several GOP lawmakers joining Democrats to impeach Trump. Democratic Representative Jim McGovern accused Trump-supporting Republicans of aiding and abetting the President. Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar, who Trump and his supporters have directly targeted on many occasions, also made the case for impeaching Trump in strong words. 

The House took up the impeachment vote just after Vice President Mike Pence spurned a resolution asking him to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump from office. The New York Times published an extraordinary account of the confrontation between Trump and Pence last week where the President, using misogynist language according to insider accounts, demanding that Pence, “can either go down in history as a patriot or you can go down in history as a p****.” Trump wanted Pence to abuse his ceremonial role of certifying the 2020 election results to enable him to seize power. Pence demurred. 

News broke on Tuesday that Trump’s most powerful and ardent enabler Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, privately backs his impeachment. McConnell had decisively ensured Trump was acquitted of impeachment charges a year ago. According to the New York Times, McConnell, “believes that Democrats’ move to impeach him will make it easier to purge Mr. Trump from the party.” Additionally, “a dozen Republican senators — and possibly more — could ultimately vote to convict Mr. Trump in a Senate trial that would follow his impeachment by the House.” 

On Tuesday the Justice Department held a press conference announcing that its investigation into the Capitol riot was unprecedented in its scope. U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin warned that many of the participants would face serious charges including those related to sedition.  A 70-year old white man from Alabama named