By: Sarah Johnson
US HRes24 impeaches President Donald John Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors. It is the second Impeachment Article passed by the House during Trump’s four-year term. For more information on Trump’s first impeachment, read this post. On January 13th, 2021, Trump made history becoming the first President in our nation’s history to be impeached by the House twice. The House voted 232-197 in favor, with ten Republicans supporting US HRes24.
This second impeachment resolution sets forth an article of impeachment stating that Trump incited an insurrection against the government of the United States. The article states the following. First, that prior to the joint session of Congress held on January 6, 2021, to count the votes of the electoral college, President Trump repeatedly issued false statements asserting that the presidential election results were fraudulent and should not be accepted by the American people or certified by state or federal officials. Shortly before the joint session commenced, President Trump then reiterated false claims to a crowd at a Trump rally near the White House and willfully made statements to the crowd that encouraged and foreseeably resulted in lawless action at the Capitol.
After this, the members of this crowd, incited by President Trump, migrated from the rally to the Capitol where they unlawfully breached and vandalized the Capitol and engaged in other violent, destructive, and seditious acts. One of these acts included the killing of a law enforcement officer. The resolution then goes on to state that President Trump’s conduct on January 6, 2021 and his prior efforts to subvert and obstruct the certification of the presidential election, including a threatening phone call to the Secretary of State of Georgia on January 2, 2021, gravely endangered the security of the United States and its institutions of government, threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power, and imperiled a coequal branch of government. And because of this conduct, the resolution states that President Trump warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold any future U.S. office.
Before the House vote, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, said “The president of the United States incited this insurrection, this armed rebellion against our common country. He must go. He is a clear and present danger to the nation that we all love.”
How the Votes Went Down – Scorecard Edition!
Using BillTrack50’s awesome interactive scorecard tool, I made a scorecard showing how the votes were cast – feel free to explore it here. Our scorecards are very easy to use. You can simply rate bills important to you, and then we add up how everyone voted to show you which legislators are helping or hurting your cause. Scorecards are also a quick way to review how an individual legislator voted on all of the bills most impactful to you. If you are unfamiliar with our scorecard, we added several new features last year based on customer requests. For a full walk-through of how to create a scorecard from scratch, see this new tutorial video.
But now for the main event, voting maps. Green = yes Red = no.
Map of the House Votes on US HRes24
Note: Green = Yes vote, Red = No vote, Yellow = Other vote (absent, abstain, etc), White = no vote (empty seat at time of vote).
Map of the Senate Votes on US HRes24
Note: Green = both Senators voted Yes, Red = both Senators voted No, Yellow = Split Vote