Trump Receives Impeachment Threats Because Of Capitol Hill Riot

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JAKARTA - President Donald Trump is in danger of facing a second impeachment, after hundreds of his supporters rioted and damaged the Capitol Hill Building when the US Congress discussed the results of the US Presidential Election which was won by Joe Biden.

The impeachment was directed at Trump, because he invited his supporters to hold a demonstration when the US Congress convenes. As a result, in addition to the Capitol Hill Building being damaged in several parts and the trial being delayed, the chaos of Trump supporters also left four people dead, and several security officers injured.

Launching Reuters Friday January 8, US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schrumer asked US Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet to use the US Constitution to "overthrow" Trump because of "incitement" that made his supporters riot.

The Speaker of the US House of Representatives who is also a Democrat Nancy Pelosi has indicated that she will gather members of the US House of Representatives to start the impeachment process against Trump. Meanwhile, the Chair of the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Jerry Nadler, who is authorized to draft the impeachment article, has stated his support for this idea.

"This man (Donald Trump) is deadly, for our democracy, for the citizens of this country," said Nancy Pelosi.

However, this impeachment process is also a question mark considering Trump's term in office is only less than two weeks. Given that the impeachment process also requires time in the preparation and filing.

It is known, in 2019 Donald Trump has also experienced impeachment attempts by the US House of Representatives. At that time, Trump caught in his pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden who was considered an abuse of power.

However, the Republican-controlled US Senate at that time was able to save Donald Trump from being accused of abuse of power and obstructed an investigation by the US Congress.