President Donald Trump impeached for the second time by the House

President Donald Trump makes history yesterday by being the only US President to be impeached twice by the House of Representatives.

After hours of heated debate on Wednesday, the Democrat-run House voted to impeach Mr Trump by 232 votes to 197 votes.

What happens now is that the President will face trial in the Senate, but it will not occur during his last week in office.

This comes after last week's attack on the Capitol Building, where Trump supporters stormed Congress, clashed with police officers and five people ended up losing their lives.

It has been claimed by many officials, apart from the President, that Mr Trump encouraged the violence that occurred last Wednesday and during the aftermath of the riot, Republicans as well as Democrats have called on the President to leave office.

Yesterday, it was revealed that ten Republicans voted with the Democratic majority to impeach President Trump.

While some may be concerned that this impeachment will follow the path of the previous one back in 2019, some reports suggest that this time may be different.

It is true that the House is Democrat-controlled, but the Senate is no longer completely Republican-controlled since Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock won Senate seats in Georgia last week. That means that the Senate is split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans.

For Mr Trump to be convicted, two-thirds of the Senate would need to find him guilty. That would require Republican senators crossing party lines and voting with the Democrats.

According to the New York Times and Forbes, around 20 Republicans in the Senate have said that they are open to voting against President Trump, which would be more than enough senators needed to convict him. However, only the time between now and the trial will tell if that number increases, decreases or stays the same, with Mr Trump's reputation and chances for re-election hanging in the balance.

In the meantime, the US prepares for the 20th of January, which will be Mr Biden's inauguration date. An anticipated event that will not be attended by President Trump, another presidential first, but instead is feared to be attended by fierce protesters and Trump supporters who believe Mr Biden was illegally and illegitimately elected.