The 2 Impeachments
Donald J.Trump was impeached by our House of Representatives 2 times during his presidency. The first, on December 18, 2019, for Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress, and a second time on January 13, 2021, for Incitement of Insurrection. Both votes of the House members on the impeachments failed to impeach. All 222 House Democrats voted in favor of the 2021 Impeachment. For the 2019 impeachment vote, 4 Democrats voted nay, present or not voting. In the 2021 vote, 10 of 197 Republicans voted to impeach, except for 4 not voting. No Republican voted to impeach for the 2019 vote. Click below to see the actual articles as presented to the House of Representatives.
1. Article of Impeachment of January 13, 2021 – H.Res. 24 (117th Congress, 1st Session)
House Vote – All 222 Democratic House representatives, and 10 Republicans, voted to impeach, 232 to 197, with 4 Republicans not voting.
All the Republicans voted to acquit, except Cheney (WY), Gonzalez (OH), Herrera Beutler (WA), Katko (NY), Kinzinger (IL), Meijer (MI), Newhouse (WA), Rice (SC), Upton (MI), and Valadao (CA).
Party
Democratic
Republican
Independent
Total
Yes Vote (Yea)
222
10
0
232
No Vote (Nay)
0
197
0
197
Present
0
0
0
0
Not Voting
0
4
0
4
Total
222
211
0
*433
* The total should be 435 except: “… Two House seats are currently vacant, which means the threshold to impeach Mr. Trump is 217 votes.” (Source: “Impeachment Results: How Democrats and Republicans Voted,” NYTimes.com, 1/13/2021)
Senate Vote – Not Guilty – February 13, 2021
Needed 2/3 Majority
57 Guilty – 43 Not Guilty
(Voting were 48 Democratic Senators, 50 Republicans, and 2 Independents
The 7 Republican Senators voting Guilty were Burr (R-NC), Cassidy (R-LA), Collins (R-ME), Murkowski (R-AK), Romney (R-UT), Sasse (R-NE), and Toomey (R-PA). The 2 Independents voting Guilty were King (I-ME) and Sanders (I-VT).
Party
Democratic
Republican
Independent
Total
Guilty
48
7
2
57
Not Guilty
0
43
0
43
Total
48
50
2
100
2. Articles of Impeachment of December 18, 2019 – H.Res. 755 (116th Congress, First Session)
House Vote – All the Democratic House representatives but 4 voted to impeach. Of the 4, the two voting nay were Peterson (MN) and Van Drew (NJ), with Gabbard (HI) voting present, and Serrano (NY) not voting.
There were 195 Republican votes to acquit, with 2 not voting, Hunter (CA) and Shimkus (IL).
There was 1 Independent vote in favor, Amash (MI).
Party
Democratic
Republican
Independent
Total
Yes Vote (Yea)
229
0
1
230
No Vote (Nay)
2
195
0
197
Present
1
0
0
1
Not Voting
1
2
0
3
Total
233
197
1
431*
* The total should be 435 except: “There are four vacancies in the House. Representatives Sean Duffy, Republican of Wisconsin, and Chris Collins, Republican of New York, resigned in September. Representative Elijah Cummings, Democrat of Maryland, died in October, and Representative Katie Hill, Democrat of California, resigned in November.” (Source: “Full List: Where Every House Member Stands on Impeachment Against Trump,” NYTimes.com, 12/18/2019)
Senate Vote – Not Guilty – February 5, 2020
Needed 2/3 Majority
48 Guilty – 52 Not Guilty
(Voting were 45 Democratic Senators, 53 Republicans, and 2 Independents)
The 1 Republican Senator voting Guilty was Romney (R-UT), and the 2 Independents voting Guilty were King (I-ME) and Sanders (I-VT).
Party
Democratic
Republican
Independent
Total
Guilty
45
1
2
48
Not Guilty
0
52
0
52
Total
45
53
2
100