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Donald Trump impeached by US House of Representatives for abuse of power

The House voted 230 to 197 largely along party lines to adopt the first of two impeachment articles, alleging he misused the power of his office to withhold military assistance

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US President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan. Photo: Reuters

Billy House | Bloomberg
The US House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstructing Congress, the culmination of an effort by Democrats that further inflamed partisan tensions in Washington and deepened the nation’s ideological divide.

The historic votes on Wednesday evening, which won the support of almost all Democrats in the House chamber but not a single Republican, leave Trump as only the third president in US history to be impeached -- and the only impeached president likely to win his party’s nomination for re-election.

The Senate will hold a trial early next year to decide whether