US lawmakers vote to impeach President Donald Trump
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Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to impeach US President Donald Trump. The result was widely expected and the case is now set to advance to a trial in the Senate. 
In the first of two votes held Wednesday evening, 230 Democratic lawmakers delivered the simple majority necessary to bring impeachment charges against the president for Article 1, abuse of power.
Both articles relate to Trump’s efforts to solicit Ukraine’s interference in the 2020 election while withholding vital military aid and a White House meeting that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky desperately sought.
Two Democratic lawmakers voted against Article 1 and three voted against Article 2, obstruction of Congress.
All Republican lawmakers voted against impeachment in both votes.
Two Democratic lawmakers voted against Article 1 and three voted against Article 2, obstruction of Congress. All Republican lawmakers voted against impeachment in both votes.
Trump is the third president in US history to be impeached.
Impeachment is the process whereby Congress brings charges against civil officials of the US government who allegedly committed crimes.
The case advances to the Senate
The case is now expected to advance to a trial in the 100-seat Senate, where a two-thirds majority is necessary for a conviction. A conviction would result in the president being removed from office. The Republican majority is expected to acquit the president in a trial expected to begin in January 2020.
The catalyst for the impeachment inquiry into Trump was a whistleblower complaint that an anonymous US intelligence official filed against the president in August. The House Intelligence Committee revealed the existence of the complaint in early September and released it days later after receiving the document from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
