Trump to face impeachment vote after House panel approves charges

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Impeachment by the House would trigger a trial early next year in the Senate, where the solid Republican majority is expected to protect the president by voting against conviction and removal.

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump stood on the verge of impeachment Friday after a House panel approved charges he abused his power and obstructed Congress, setting up a historic vote in the chamber next week.

The panel recommended that the Democratic-led House ratify both articles, ahead of a vote by the entire chamber that is expected to make Trump only the third US president in history to be impeached. But he also insisted the divisive process will be "very good for me politically" as Americans gear up for the presidential election next November.

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, who appeared to hold up a pocket copy of the US Constitution as she cast her votes, said she was not acting against Trump as a person. "This is really a travesty for America and it's really tearing America apart," Republican Debbie Lesko said after voting against advancing impeachment.

McConnell also told Fox News he will be in lockstep with Trump, "coordinating with the White House counsel" regardless of his expected role as impartial juror in the trial.Trump has signaled to aides that he wants a full-throated defense in the Senate, with witnesses testifying in person.

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