Members of US Democratic Party in the House of Representatives are intensifying moves to again introduce articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump.
The president is accused of encouraging his supporters who violently attacked the Capital last week Wednesday.
Representative Ted Lieu said on Twitter that the House of Representatives will introduce articles of impeachment on Monday.
The California Democrat, who helped draft the charges, said the articles had drawn 190 co-sponsors by Saturday night.
However, the intensifying effort to oust Trump has drawn scattered support from Republicans, whose party has been divided by the president’s actions. Democrats have pressed Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment, but he has opposed the idea, an adviser said.
Other key Trump allies, including Senator Lindsey Graham and House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, have urged Democrats to shelve any impeachment effort in the name of unity.
“Impeaching President Donald Trump with 12 days remaining in his presidency would only serve to further divide the country,” said White House spokesman Judd Deere.
Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate majority leader, has suggested any trial would likely occur after Trump’s term ends when Democrats will take control of the Senate, Reuters reports.
The outgoing president, since losing the Nov. 3 election, has falsely claimed to have won the election. Recently, Twitter management permanently suspended “the @realDonaldTrump account,” for using the platform to incite violence.
