-Mr President, the managers on the part of the House
of Representatives are here and present
and ready to present the article of impeachment
which has been preferred by the House of Representatives
against Donald John Trump,
former president of the United States.
The House adopted the following resolution,
which with the permission of the Senate, I will read.
"House Resolution 40 in the House of Representatives,
United States, January 13, 2021.
Resolved, that Mr Raskin, Ms DeGette, Mr Cicilline,
Mr Castro of Texas, Mr Swalwell, Mr Lieu, Ms Plaskett, Mr Neguse,
and Ms Dean are appointed managers
to conduct the impeachment trial against Donald John
Trump, President of the United States,
that a message be sent to the Senate
to inform the Senate of the appointments,
and that the managers so appointed may,
in connection with the preparation
and the conduct of the trial,
exhibit the article of impeachment to the Senate
and take all other actions necessary,
which may include the following --
Employing legal, clerical, and other necessary assistants
and incurring such other expenses
as may be necessary to be paid from amounts
available to the Committee on the Judiciary
under applicable expense resolutions
or from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives.
Two, sending for persons and papers
and filing with the secretary of the Senate,
on the part of the House of Representatives,
any pleadings in conjunction with or subsequent
to the exhibition of the articles of impeachment
that the managers consider necessary.
Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives."
With the permission of the Senate,
I will now read the article of impeachment.
"House Resolution 24 in the House of Representatives,
United States, January 13, 2021.
Resolved, that Donald John Trump,
President of the United States,
is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors,
and that the following article of impeachment
be exhibited to the United States Senate.
Article of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives
of the United States of America in the name of itself
and of the people of the United States of America,
against Donald John Trump,
President of the United States of America,
in maintenance and support of its i against him
for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Article 1 -- Incitement of Insurrection.
The Constitution provides that the House of Representatives
shall have the sole power of impeachment
and that the president shall be removed from office
on impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery,
or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
Further, section 3 of the 14th Amendment
to the Constitution prohibits any person who has
"engaged in insurrection or rebellion
against the United States
from holding any office under the United States."
In his conduct while president of the United States,
and in violation of his constitutional oath
faithfully to execute
the office of the president of the United States,
and to the best of his ability, preserve, protect,
and defend the Constitution of the United States
and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care
that the laws be faithfully executed,
Donald John Trump engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors
by inciting violence against the government
of the United States, in that --
On January 6, 2021, pursuant to the 12th Amendment
to the Constitution of the United States,
the vice president of the United States,
the House of Representatives,
and the Senate met at the United States Capitol
for a joint session of Congress
to count the votes of the Electoral College.
In the months preceding the joint session,
President Trump repeatedly issued false statements
asserting that the presidential election results
were the product of widespread fraud
and should not be accepted by the American people
or certified by state or federal officials.
Shortly before the joint session commenced,
President Trump addressed a crowd
at the Ellipse in Washington, DC.
There, he reiterated false claims
that "we won this election, and we won it by a landslide."
He also willfully made statements that, in context,
encouraged -- and foreseeably resulted in --
lawless action at the Capitol, such as,
"If you don't fight like hell,
you're not going to have a country anymore."
Thus incited by President Trump,
members of the crowd he had addressed,
in an attempt to, among other objects,
interfere with the joint session's
solemn constitutional duty
to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election,
unlawfully breached and vandalized the Capitol,
injured and killed law enforcement personnel,
menaced members of Congress, the vice president,
and congressional personnel, and engaged in other violent,
deadly, destructive, and seditious acts.
President Trump's conduct on January 6, 2021,
followed his prior efforts to subvert
and obstruct the certification of the results
of the 2020 presidential election.
Those prior efforts included a phone call on January 2, 2021,
during which President Trump
urged the secretary of state of Georgia, Brad Raffensperger,
to "find" enough votes to overturn
the Georgia presidential election results
and threatened Secretary Raffensperger
if he failed to do so.
In all this, pr gravely endangered the security
of the United States
and its institutions of government.
He threatened the integrity of the democratic system,
interfered with the peaceful transition of power,
and imperiled a coequal branch of government.
He thereby betrayed his trust as president,
to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
Wherefore, Donald John 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.
Donald John 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.
Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives."
Mr President, that completes the exhibition
of the article of impeachment
against Donald John Trump, President of the United States.
The managers request that the Senate take order for the trial.
The managers now request leave to withdraw.
-Thank you, Mr Raskin.
And the Senate will duly notify the House of Representatives
when it is ready to proceed with the trial.
Thank you.