US President Trump impeached - so what happens next?

US president Donald Trump
US president Donald Trump

Donald Trump has become the third US president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives, setting up a trial in the Senate that will decide whether he remains in office.

The House voted on two charges - that the president abused his power and that he had obstructed Congress. 

Both votes fell along party lines with nearly all Democrats voting for the charges and all Republicans against.

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