House Democrats to Charge Trump With ‘Incitement to Insurrection’ in New Impeachment Articles Monday

The January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol building left five people dead, caused extensive property damage, sent lawmakers scrambling to safety, and had led to more than 100 arrests. More than 6,000 US National Guard soldiers have also been deployed to the Washington, DC, area to ensure order through the January 20 inauguration.

Articles of impeachment charging US President Donald Trump with high crimes and misdemeanors have been drafted by Reps. David Cicilline (D-RI), Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and are expected to be introduced in the US House of Representatives on Monday.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) raised the call of impeachment while the chaos was still unfolding at the Capitol on Wednesday. Since then, numerous other Democratic lawmakers have sounded off in support of the move.

However, a top US federal prosecutor told reporters on Friday that the Department of Justice would not be charging Trump with incitement to violence for the riotous storming and ransacking of the US Capitol by his supporters following a speech in which he encouraged them to “stop the steal.”

The draft impeachment document notes that while Congress was convened to certify the Electoral College’s votes for US president, Trump “addressed a crowd of his political supporters nearby. There, he reiterated false claims that ‘we won this election, and we won it by a landslide.’ He also willfully made statements that encouraged – and foreseeably resulted in – imminent lawless action at the Capitol.”

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021.

“Wherefore President Trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national security, democracy, and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law. President Trump thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.”

The January 6 insurrection left five people dead, including one Capitol Police officer and one rioter whom an officer shot through the neck inside the building, and caused extensive damage to the building including smashed windows, doors and furniture, looting of items, and reportedly the smearing of feces in the corridors. More than 6,000 US National Guard troops have been mobilized to restore order and will occupy the capital city and immediate environs through the January 20 inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden.

Sourse: sputniknews.com