Ahead of impeachment bid, Democrats pass resolution pressuring Pence to remove Trump

Published January 13, 2021 4:14am ET



The House voted Tuesday to call on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and deem President Trump unfit for office.

The vote happened as tensions escalated between Democrats and Republicans in the days following an unprecedented attack on the U.S. Capitol, largely blamed on Trump and GOP lawmakers who backed his claim the election was stolen from him.

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