One week after a violent mob of Mr Trump's supporters
stormed the Capitol, a majority of politicians in the Democratic-controlled
chamber voted in favour of impeachment, calling the incident a deadly assault
on American democracy.
But it appeared unlikely the extraordinarily swift
impeachment would lead to Mr Trump's ouster before the Republican president's
four-year term ends and Democratic president-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated on
January 20.
The Senate's Republican majority leader, Mitch McConnell, rejected
Democratic calls to convene the Senate in emergency session to begin an
immediate impeachment trial, according to a spokesman.
Most Republicans opposed the Democrats’ resolution, but at
least half a dozen had earlier stated their intention to break ranks to support
it.
Ten Republicans ended up voting in favour impeachment.
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