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David Cicilline, one of the Democratic congressmen who helped draft the article of impeachment, told a CNN reporter that he was confident the article would attract majority support in the House.
Cicilline added that he believed some Republican members would support impeachment, which could come up for a vote as soon as Wednesday.
Rep. David Cicilline, a leader of the impeachment effort, expresses confidence there will be majority support to pass the impeachment resolution and thinks vote could be Wednesday. Says some GOP members will support. “We have the numbers to pass it,” he told me
The article of impeachment charges Donald Trump with having incited an insurrection in connection to the violent riot at the US Capitol last week.
“Resolved, That Donald John Trump, President of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors,” the article says.
