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3 verified reports published on January 11, 2021.
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This was the first full business day after the attack, and the verdict was already hardening: Trump had not just lost control of the moment, he had detonated the rest of his presidency. The political system was shifting from shock to accountability, and the cleanup was going to be ugly.
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Nancy Pelosi said the House would move on a resolution pressing Mike Pence and the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment, while impeachment advanced in parallel. The dual-track response reflected just how badly Trump had blown up confidence in his own presidency after the Capitol attack.
House Democrats introduced a new article of impeachment accusing Trump of inciting the mob that attacked the Capitol, turning the January 6 assault into an explicit constitutional case against him. The move marked a rapid escalation from outrage to formal consequences, with the House preparing to test whether even a lame-duck president could be held accountable before leaving office.
Chad Wolf said on January 11, 2021, that he would step down late that day. The House also introduced H.Res. 24 on January 11; it later passed 232-197 on January 13.