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Trump and martial law trial#
A Senate trial is expected after he leaves office. His encouragement of the mob led the US House this week to impeach him for “incitement of insurrection,” and made him the first US president to be impeached twice. While Trump was once expected to leave office as the most powerful voice in the Republican Party and the leading contender for its 2024 nomination, he has been shunned by much of the party over his response to the violence. Trump will leave Washington with his future deeply uncertain, two weeks after his supporters sent lawmakers and congressional staffers scrambling for safety as they tried to halt the peaceful transition of power. Many have already departed, including those who resigned after the attack, while others have been busy packing up their offices and moving out personal belongings. While Trump spends the final days of his presidency ensconced in the White House, more isolated than ever as he confronts the fallout from the Capitol riot, staffers are already heading out the door. Pence will be attending Biden’s inauguration, a move Biden has welcomed. Vice President Mike Pence has spoken with his successor, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, calling her on Thursday to congratulate her and offer assistance, according to two people familiar with the call. He has not invited the Bidens to the White House for the traditional bread-breaking, nor has he spoken with Biden by phone. And while he has said he is now committed to a peaceful transition of power - after months of trying to delegitimize Biden’s victory with baseless allegations of mass voter fraud and spurring on his supporters who stormed the Capitol - he has made clear he has no interest in making a show of it. Trump will become only the fourth president in history to boycott his successor’s inauguration. US President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House after a trip to Texas, Jan. Refusing to abide by tradition and participate in the ceremonial transfer of power, Trump will instead hold his own departure ceremony at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland before his final flight aboard Air Force One. Meanwhile, Trump is expected to leave Washington Wednesday morning just before Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida. Governors across the country are sending thousands of National Guard troops to Washington, DC, where the National Mall has been closed to the general public as part of an intense security effort. The FBI has warned of the potential for violence at all state capitols and has said it is tracking an “extensive amount of concerning online chatter,” including calls for armed protests. State officials hope to avoid the type of violence that occurred January 6, when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol, leaving a Capitol Police officer and four others dead. Members of the National Guard protect Capitol Hill in preparation for the US presidential inauguration, January 14, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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