19 Dec 2019

Trump impeached: How it happened

From Checkpoint, 5:08 pm on 19 December 2019

President Trump has been impeached by the House of Representatives, setting the stage for his trial in the Senate next month on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

The White House says the vote is "one of the most shameful episodes in the history" of the United States.

Washington correspondent Simon Marks reports.