The US President Donald Trump has become the only President to have been impeached twice, with the House of Representatives condemning him for "willful incitement of insurrection."
The impeachment vote drew some bipartisan support, with ten Republican representatives crossing the floor to vote against Mr Trump.
Meanwhile the US Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the extent of the planning behind the attacks on the Capitol last week.
Josh Gerstein is a Senior Legal Affairs Contributor at POLITICO, he spoke to Te Aniwa Hurihanganui.
