now Donald Trump has become only the
third u.s. president to be impeached the
Democratic controlled House of
Representatives last night
approved two charges setting up a trial
next month in the Senate the Senate is
dominated by Republicans so the
president is almost certain to remain in
office mr. Trump denies abusing his
power and obstructing Congress and says
the process is a witch-hunt on North
America editor John so Paul has more
details on an historic night Donald
Trump chose to be nowhere near
Washington
he's 600 miles north in Battle Creek and
never more ready to do battle as he's
taking to the podium in a perfect
split-screen moment the votes are being
counted in the House of Representatives
that will impeach him
Oracle 1 is adopted but look at that
death stare the Democratic speaker gives
her own members as they started to cheer
solemnity not crowing was the order of
the day back in Michigan Donald Trump
was given a note about the vote and was
ready to unload on the Democrats this
lawless partisan impeachment is a
political suicide march for the Democrat
Party have you seen my polls of the last
four weeks after last night's vote the
fate of the now impeached president will
be decided in the Senate and a trial
that almost certainly won't convict
Donald Trump but when it begins how many
witnesses are called who and how long
the trial lasts is still hotly contested
and there was a taste of the battles
that lie ahead in the Senate earlier
today over the last 12 weeks House
Democrats have conducted the most rushed
least thorough and most unfair
impeachment inquiry in modern history
leader McConnell's 30-minute partisan
stem-winder contained hardly a single
defense of the President of the United
States on the merits almost none
defended President Trump because they
can't this afternoon in the Oval Office
a constant
comprised a Democratic congressman who's
switching sides Donald Trump though
still angry well I don't feel like I'm
being impeached because it's a hoax it's
a setup it's a horrible thing they did
the impeachment articles have to be
handed to the Senate but the Democratic
speaker is refusing to do so until she
receives assurances about how the trial
will be conducted the partisan gridlock
continues John so-called BBC News
Washington