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US House Impeaches President Trump

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   WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives impeached U.S. President
   Donald Trump Wednesday night on accusations he abused the power of the
   presidency to benefit himself politically and then obstructed
   congressional efforts to investigate his actions.

   It is unclear how quickly the process moves to the Senate for a trial
   likely to end with Trump's acquittal by the majority-Republican body.
   Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said the trial would be a
   top priority in January, and he planned to speak about the impeachment
   Thursday morning on the Senate floor.

   Before the Senate takes up the matter, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi must
   transmit the articles of impeachment, and shortly after the vote
   Wednesday night she was non-committal about the timing. She said she
   wants to see more from Senate leaders about how they plan to conduct
   the trial before the House chooses who will act as prosecutors.

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