U.S. House Democrats to introduce Trump impeachment article on Monday

01/09/2021 Markets

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) listens as the House Judiciary Committee meets to vote on whether or not to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt over his refusal to comply with a subpoena seeking an unredacted version of the Mueller report on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives will introduce legislation on Monday urging the impeachment of President Donald Trump, Representative Ted Lieu said on Saturday.

In a tweet, Lieu, who was an active participant in the December 2019 House impeachment of Trump that ultimately failed in the Senate, said there were now 180 co-sponsors for one new article of impeachment following rioting in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday by Trump supporters.

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