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Trump Impeachment 2021

The impeachment of President Donald J. Trump by the House of Representatives in 2021 for incitement of insurrection related to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Jan 17, 2026
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Has Donald Trump faced legal charges for inciting the Capitol riot?

Donald Trump was impeached by the House for "incitement of insurrection" after January 6, 2021, but he has not been criminally charged with the specific federal crime of incitement or insurrection; th...

Jan 20, 2026

In the past fifty-years, how many US Presidents have had articles of impeachment brought against?

Two U.S. presidents have had articles of impeachment actually approved by the House of Representatives during the past fifty years (roughly 1976–2026): Bill Clinton and Donald Trump; Trump was impeach...

Jan 18, 2026

How has Section 4 of the 25th Amendment been discussed or considered in past presidential crises?

Section 4 of the 25th Amendment — the constitutional mechanism that allows the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet (or a congressionally created body) to declare the president unable to disch...

Jan 16, 2026

What immediate reactions followed Donald Trump's January 6 2021 speech?

Within minutes of Donald Trump’s “Save America” speech at the Ellipse on January 6, 2021, many in the crowd began moving toward the U.S. Capitol and soon a violent breach unfolded, prompting immediate...

Jan 14, 2026

Which specific members of Congress publicly called for Donald Trump’s removal after January 6, 2021?

After the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, dozens of members of Congress — spanning Democrats, a few Republicans and some independents — publicly demanded that President Donald Trump be rem...

Jan 6, 2026

What were the specific charges in Donald Trump's January 6 impeachment?

The House of Representatives adopted a single article of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump in January 2021 charging him with "incitement of insurrection" for his role in the events surroun...