2nd Trump Impeachment: How The PA Delegation Voted

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. representatives from Pennsylvania split on impeaching President Donald Trump on a charge that he incited the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week, making the defeated president the first in U.S. history to be impeached twice.

The historic House vote took place a week after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in a siege that resulted in five deaths — including the beating death of a Capitol Police officer, multiple arrests and a sprawling FBI investigation. The impeachment comes a week before President-elect Joe Biden is to be inaugurated in a city on high alert amid ongoing threats of violence.

Here’s how Pennsylvania's delegation voted:

• Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican, 1st District: No.
• Brendan Boyle, Democrat, 2nd District: Yes.
• Dwight Evans, Democrat, 3rd District: Yes.
• Madeline Dean, Democrat, 4th District: Yes.
• Mary Gay Scanlon, Democrat, 5th District: Yes.
• Chrissy Houlahan, Democrat, 6th District: Yes.
• Susan Wild, Democrat, 7th District: Yes.
• Matt Cartwright, Democrat, 8th District: Yes.
• Dan Meuser, Republican, 9th District: No.
• Scott Perry, Republican, 10th District: No.
• Lloyd Smucker, Republican, 11th District: No.
• Fred Keller, Republican, 12th District: No.
• John Joyce, Republican, 13th District: No.
• Guy Reschenthaler, Republican, 14th District: No.
• Glenn Thompson, Republican, 15th District: No.
• Mike Kelly, Republican, 16th District: No.
• Conor Lamb, Democrat, 17th District: Yes.
• Mike Doyle, Democrat, 18th District: Yes.

The final House vote was 232-197 in favor of impeachment. Ten Republicans voted to impeach Trump.

"This is now officially the most bipartisan impeachment in US history," Boyle, one of Philadelphia's representatives, said on Twitter following the vote.

"I voted in favor of impeaching Donald Trump," Doyle, who represents Pittsburgh and neighboring western Pennsylvania suburbs, stated on Twitter. "It's clear that the President must be removed and barred from holding office again. He incited an attack against our democracy. This bipartisan resolution sets a precedent of accountability for any future (president)."

Houlahan said on the House floor prior to the vote that Trump "has endangered this nation and he has betrayed his oath. I do this now for all of us, for our Constitution, and for this republic. I do this to tell the world that this great democracy will stand and no one is above the law, and I do this for our future generations."

In explaining his no vote, Thompson said, "There has not been an investigation, there have been no hearings, and we are seven days away from a new administration assuming the lead of our government. I do not believe impeachment is the appropriate course of action at this time and remain concerned that moving forward will only further sow seeds of division across the political landscape."

Said Smucker: “Today I opposed the impeachment of President Trump, who will be out of office in less than a week’s time. Today’s vote on articles of impeachment is a rush to judgment, and will have no practical, immediate effect given the Senate is not slated to return to session until January 19, the day before President Trump will leave office and President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in as president."

What's Next:

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has said he will not allow the Senate to vote to convict Trump. If an impeachment trial is allowed in the Senate, it will be after Biden is inaugurated, McConnell said Wednesday. McConnell has reportedly said he believes Trump committed impeachable offenses, and that moving forward with a vote would make it easier for Republicans to purge Trumpism from their party, but he won’t reconvene the Senate ahead of Biden’s inauguration.

Biden has suggested the Senate could “bifurcate” — that is spend half of the day confirming his Cabinet nominees and the other half on impeachment matters.

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the third-ranking member of the House Republican leadership, is among more than two dozen Republicans who signaled they would break from their party and vote to impeach Trump.

"There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution," she said in a statement Tuesday.

Trial In The Senate:

Two-thirds of the chamber would have to vote to convict Trump. The Senate exonerated Trump last year on charges of abuse of power and contempt of Congress after special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, but the charge against Trump this time is more clear-cut.

Under the Constitution, the Senate could prevent him from holding federal office again and strip him of other perks afforded to former presidents.

As lawmakers debated the need for and grave potential consequence of impeaching Trump for a second time, the FBI warned of armed protests in the days ahead of Biden’s inauguration. Statehouses in all 50 states have been targeted for protests.

RELATED: 'Armed Marches' Threatened In PA Before Inauguration

Pennsylvania State Police said they are preparing in advance. They're working alongside Pennsylvania Capitol Police to provide resources "in the event of any unrest," a spokesperson said Monday, and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency is also assisting.

"We are confident that PSP has the resources in place to protect Pennsylvanians against threats and to work with all levels of law enforcement to keep the Commonwealth safe," Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Brent Miller said in an emailed statement to Patch.

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