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WATCH: House Votes To Impeach Trump For A Second Time

WUNC | By NPR News

Published January 13, 2021 at 8:58 AM EST

U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C.

The U.S. House of Representatives is debating an article of impeachment against President Trump following the violence at the U.S. Capitol last week. The article charges Trump with an incitement of insurrection.

Watch the debate and vote live, below. It is expected to begin around 9 a.m. on Wednesday.

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