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14 Jan 2021

Trump is first US president to be impeached twice – what next?

Washington Correspondent

President Trump has been impeached for the second time in just over a year.

Since he has been silenced on social media, he issued an old-fashioned video statement in which he called on all Americans to refrain from violence.

But the de-platforming of the president and his supporters in Congress continues apace, raising vital questions about the future of the Republican party and the stability of American democracy.

The reckoning is at hand.

But when does it turn into revenge, and with what consequences?