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All 13 Texas Democrats in the U.S. House have called for impeaching Donald Trump after Wednesday's riot

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, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.With Democratic leadership in Congress calling for the removal of President Donald Trump 12 days before his term expires, all Texas Democrats in the U.S. House support the idea of impeaching him for a second time."After yesterday’s failed coup attempt, it is clear that our fragile democracy cannot afford more pain and destruction," said U.S. Rep. , D-El Paso, on Thursday. "Congress must impeach him again, remove him from office immediately and bar him from holding office ever again.”House Democrats intend to introduce the articles of impeachment on Monday, . Most members of the House are currently in their districts, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released a statement announcing the caucus held a virtual meeting on Friday afternoon and that she has instructed the House Rules Committee to be prepared to move forward with this process.“Donald Trump needs to be removed from office and we are going to proceed with every tool that we have to make sure that that happens to protect our democracy,” U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, a senior member of House leadership, .Similar to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's remarks on Thursday, Clark said the House "will move forward with impeachment,” if Vice President Mike Pence does not invoke the U.S. Constitution’s 25th Amendment to remove Trump. She said the House could vote on impeachment by the middle of next week.Additionally, Pelosi announced in a letter to Democratic members that she had discussed with military leadership “preventing an unstable president from initiating military hostilities or accessing the launch codes and ordering a nuclear strike.”The announcement came after a terrifying episode on Wednesday in which Trump-supporting rioters invaded the U.S. Capitol. In that episode, the floors of the U.S. House and Senate and Pelosi's office were commandeered by Trump supporters while members of Congress Officials say five people died in the riot. One of the people was U.S. Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick, who died Thursday from injuries sustained while serving the line of duty.The Texas Democrats calling for impeachment are U.S. Reps. of Dallas, of San Antonio, of Laredo, of Austin, Escobar, of Houston, of Houston, of McAllen, of Houston, of Houston, of Dallas, of Fort Worth and , D-Brownsville.Fletcher was also in the chamber on Wednesday."Not since the War of 1812 has our Capitol been invaded in this way," she said on Thursday. "This insurrection was incited, encouraged and praised by the President of the United States — an assault on the United States that would once have been unthinkable.“"It is now clear that the President of the United States represents a grave threat to our Constitution and to our country," she added. "He has willfully incited violence against the government of the United States. It is for these reasons that I support his removal from office as soon as possible, whether through the process set forth in the 25th Amendment to the Constitution or through the constitutional process of impeachment."No president has been removed from office through impeachment. It takes a majority vote in the House, which is controlled by Democrats, to charge a public official with impeachment, which is likely to happen given the anger at Trump for deadly events at the Capitol driven by his supporters.But on the Senate side, a two-thirds majority is required to convict and remove a public official from office. The Senate will soon be narrowly controlled by the Democrats and any movement to remove Trump from office with just days left in his presidency would need Republican support.That did not occur in the first impeachment early last year. Only one Republican, U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, voted to convict Trump then.In that proceeding, the U.S. House charged the president with threatening to withhold support from Ukraine unless that country's president investigated Hunter Biden, the son of then-presidential candidate Joe Biden. But Democrats fell well short of removing Trump in the Republican-controlled Senate and he was easily acquitted.Perhaps it goes without saying — but producing quality journalism isn't cheap. At a time when newsroom resources and revenue across the country are declining, The Texas Tribune remains committed to sustaining our : creating a more engaged and informed Texas with every story we cover, every event we convene and every newsletter we send. As a nonprofit newsroom, we rely on members to help keep our stories free and our events open to the public. Do you value our journalism? Show us with your support.Loading content …Loading content …

, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.With Democratic leadership in Congress calling for the removal of President Donald Trump 12 days before his term expires, all Texas Democrats in the U.S. House support the idea of impeaching him for a second time."After yesterday’s failed coup attempt, it is clear that our fragile democracy cannot afford more pain and destruction," said U.S. Rep. , D-El Paso, on Thursday. "Congress must impeach him again, remove him from office immediately and bar him from holding office ever again.”House Democrats intend...

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All 13 Texas Democrats in the U.S. House have called for impeaching Donald Trump after Wednesday's riot

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