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CNN News:众议院第二次通过弹劾特朗普决议

2021-01-27来源:和谐英语

We start with new developments from the U.S. House of Representatives.
For the second time, the chamber had voted to impeach President Donald Trump. This does not mean that he had been removed from office. An impeachment is a charge, a formal accusation of wrong doing. The House charge is incitement of insurrection. 222 Democrats who control the House voted to impeach the president.
Ten Republicans also voted to impeach him. 197 Republicans voted against impeachment. This all centers on a riot that broke out last Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol building. It followed a large rally in support of President Trump. In his speech, one of the things the president said was that the people would march to the Capitol to quote, "peacefully and patriotically make their voices heard".
But he later said quote, "if you don't fight, you're not going to have a country anymore". The president's critics say the statements he made encouraged the violence that later took place. And they faulted him for not calling quickly and forcefully enough for the rioters to stop their actions at the Capitol. The president called the impeachment process another witch hunt that was causing tremendous anger in the country and he said those who analyze his speech thought it was appropriate.

The House impeachment vote came after it voted on a resolution concerning the 25th Amendment. 222 Democrats and one Republican voted for a measure that called on Vice-President Mike Pence to assume the presidency. 205 Republicans voted against that resolution and five Republicans didn't vote on it.
Political analysts say that was a symbolic decision though. And Vice-President Pence said before the resolution was passed that he would not act on it. So what happens next? We don't know yet. While the House decides whether to charge a president with wrong doing, it's up to the Senate to decide whether or not to convict and remove the leader from office.
With one week remaining in President Trump's term, it's unclear when the House will send the charge to the Senate, when the Senate will hold its trial and how Senators will vote after that trial is held. Convicting and removing a president from office requires the support of 67 Senators or two-thirds of the chamber.