UPDATE: The majority of the House voted to impeach Trump at 8:35 PM ET on Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Both Article I and Article II were passed in the vote to impeach the 45th president Donald Trump.
The Democrats and Republicans entered their votes for Article I (Abuse of Power) and Article II (Obstruction of Justice).
As predicted, the majority of Republicans were against the articles.
The Democrats were almost unanimous in their decision, with 228 voting “Yay”, two voting “Nay”, one voting “Present”, and one voting “No Vote”.
In order to impeach Trump, 216 votes were needed.
Breaking, 8:00 AM ET: The full House of Representatives are currently in the process of voting on the articles of impeachment in the case of Donald Trump. Trump is on the verge of being the third president in American history to be impeached, after Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson.
At the moment, the House is debating the rules of impeachment with each representative having a chance to add their two cents.
If the House opts to impeach Trump, a trial will be conducted by the Senate to decide whether the 45th president should be removed from office.
The charges against Trump include an attempt to manipulate the elections by forcing foreign interference to investigate an opposing candidate while withholding aid and blocking testimony and access to essential documents in the case.
