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- Democrats have introduced a resolution to the House asking Vice-President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump
- The chamber adjourned within minutes after a Republican objection, and will meet again tomorrow for a vote
- If Pence fails to act, as is predicted, Democrats will begin impeachment proceedings
- They will charge Trump with “incitement of insurrection” related to the invasion of the US Capitol last Wednesday
- Trump himself has made no public statements since Friday, when he was banned from several social media platforms
- He leaves office on 20 January, when President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated
- Social network Parler, popular with Trump supporters, is forced offline after being dropped by Amazon
- Several people have been charged in connection with last week’s violence, which left five people dead including a Capitol police officer
