AP, WASHINGTONUS President Donald Trump was on Wednesday night impeached by the US House of Representatives, becoming only the third US chief executive to be formally charged under the US constitution’s ultimate remedy for high crimes and misdemeanors. The House then approved a second charge, that he obstructed the US Congress in its investigation. The articles of impeachment, the political equivalent of an indictment, now go to the US Senate for trial. The trial is expected to begin next month in the Senate, where a vote of two-thirds is necessary for conviction. House Democrats could not name impeachment managers — House prosecutors who make the case for Trump’s conviction and removal from office — until they know more about how the Senate would conduct a trial, Pelosi said.

Source: Taipei Times December 19, 2019 15:56 UTC