On January 13, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump for “incitement of insurrection” following the January 6 attack on the Capitol. He became the first U.S. president to be impeached twice. The vote included support from ten Republicans joining Democrats. The action intensified debates over executive accountability, political violence, and the constitutional limits on a president’s conduct. Although the Senate later acquitted him, the impeachment set a historic precedent in modern American politics.
