Democrats' momentum for a fresh drive to quickly impeach outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump gained support Saturday, and a top Republican said the president's role in the deadly riot at the Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters was worthy of rebuke. If convicted, Trump would be removed from office and succeeded by the vice president. 4 House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York reiterated support for moving against what he deemed "an act of sedition that was incited and encouraged by Donald Trump." WATCH | Twitter permanently suspends Trump:Twitter permanently suspends Trump CBC News Video 3:58 Twitter has permanently suspended U.S. President Donald Trump's account over concerns his tweets could incite violence. Another potential landing spot for Trump is Gab — though both Google and Apple booted it from their app stores in 2017.

Source: CBC News January 10, 2021 03:10 UTC