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US House Democrats race to impeach Trump over deadly Capitol siege

Making his first public appearance since the rampage that killed five, Trump lambasted Democrats for pushing ahead with the impeachment drive

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Trump also defended the remarks he made last week to a rally of his supporters immediately before some of them stormed the Capitol, saying, "I want no violence."

Richard Cowan and Andrea Shalal | Reuters Washington
Democrats will give President Donald Trump one last chance on Tuesday to leave office just over a week before his term expires or face an unprecedented second impeachment over his supporters' deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

The Democratic-led House of Representatives plans to vote as soon as Wednesday on an article of impeachment charging Trump with inciting an insurrection unless he resigns or Vice President Mike Pence moves to oust him under a provision in the U.S. Constitution.

Making his first public appearance since the rampage that killed five, Trump lambasted Democrats for pushing ahead with the impeachment drive.

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