Trump impeached following Capitol attack

Donald Trump was impeached for a second time Wednesday as the House of Representatives debated whether to remove the US president. Lawmakers sped to a vote just a week after Trump encouraged loyalists to “fight like hell” against the certified election results and then a mob of his supporters stormed the US Capitol in a deadly insurrection. The World’s Matthew Bell has the latest.

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