Article I: Abuse of Power Vote expected later Total Dem. Democrats Rep. Republicans Ind. Independents Yes 230 229 0 1 Needed to pass No 197 2 195 0 Present 1 1 0 0 Not voting 3 1 2 0 Yes Needed to pass No Present Not voting Article II: Obstruction of Congress Vote expected later Total Dem. Democrats Rep. Republicans Ind. Independents Yes 229 228 0 1 Needed to pass No 198 3 195 0 Present 1 1 0 0 Not voting 3 1 2 0 Yes Needed to pass No Present Not voting Note: Four House seats are vacant, and three additional members are not expected to vote, which would make 215 the threshold to pass each article.
The House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday evening, charging Mr. Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The Times tracked the vote live, showing how every representative voted.
With the outcome largely predetermined, Mr. Trump has become the third president in the nation’s history to be impeached. Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were both impeached by the House but later acquitted by the Senate. President Richard M. Nixon resigned before the full House could vote to impeach him.
Leading up to the vote, The Times conducted a survey of where each member stood on impeachment, finding that the Democrats had the minimum votes needed to pass the articles. Only one article needed to be approved to impeach the president.
Two Democrats Voted No on Both Articles of Impeachment
Representatives Jared Golden of Maine, Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota and Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey were the only Democrats to vote “no” on one or both of the articles of impeachment.
Mr. Van Drew recently said that he plans to switch parties and become a Republican.
Democrats who voted: No on both articles No on one article Yes on both articles Note: Representative Tulsi Gabbard is not shown in the chart because she voted present on both articles.
Votes are based on what’s shown in the House chamber, and are not final.
dumbwaeguk on December 19th, 2019 at 02:45 UTC »
Regardless of the outcome of this trial, there is no cause for anyone from any party to celebrate. Look at these fucking results:
100% of voting Republicans voted no on both articles. 99% of Democrats voted yes on both articles. Only one independent representative existed.
By contrast, the nay votes on Andrew Johnson were split 50/50. And 15 out of 100 votes across the Republican vote on Clinton were nay.
There is a clear adherence to party lines rather than public opinion or observation of the evidence. We could have just skipped the entire proceedings and gone straight to the vote. Why should we be okay with this?
nderhjs on December 19th, 2019 at 02:15 UTC »
John Dean (Nixon's lawyer) suggests that the House can impeach and not send it directly to the Senate. They can just sit on it, continuing to add to the investigation, and let it hang over Trump's head until after the election. If he gets re-elected, it can go to the Senate at that point, by which the Senate may look different. Interesting strategy.
RainWinss on December 19th, 2019 at 02:08 UTC »
Rep. Loudermilk actually compared Trump’s trial to Jesus’ crucifixion. Thats just ridiculous, I mean please