Top American lawmakers on Wednesday sought to hold Donald Trump, the outgoing president, accountable for storming of the Capitol Hill by his supporters on January 6.
“Every moment Donald Trump is in the White House, our nation – our freedom – is in danger. He must be held to account for the attack on our capitol that he organised and incited. I solemnly urge my colleagues to support this rule and the underlying article,” Congressman James McGovern said on floor of US House of Representatives.
McGovern brought to the House Floor H. Res. 24, the article of impeachment against Trump.
The article charges the president with “Incitement of Insurrection” for his actions on January 6, 2021, when he delivered a speech inciting his supporters to lay siege to the United States Capitol.
This riot temporarily halted the counting of Electoral College votes and led to the deaths of five people, including a Capitol Police Officer.
