Impeachment article has 200 cosponsors: US rep.

The draft, citing "incitement of insurrection," could be introduced Monday.

Last Updated: January 11, 2021, 10:29 AM EST

President Donald Trump is slated to hand over control of the White House to President-elect Joe Biden in 11 days.

Jan 08, 2021, 11:01 AM EST

Biden, Harris announce more members of the National Security Council

Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have announced 21 additional members of the White House National Security Council including Yohannes Abraham as the chief of staff and executive secretary and Emily Horne as a senior director for press and NSC spokesperson.

The vast majority of the nominees previously served under the Obama administration. The positions do not require Senate confirmation.

-ABC News' Molly Nagle

Jan 08, 2021, 10:52 AM EST

Trump says he is not attending Biden's inauguration

Trump has announced he will not attend Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20.

"To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th," Trump tweeted Friday morning.

It comes just hours after Trump, in video posted to Twitter Thursday evening, effectively conceded and said he would focus on an "ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power."

Only incumbent presidents -- John Adams in 1801, John Quincy Adams in 1829 and Andrew Johnson in 1869 -- did not attend the inaugurations of their successors. Johnson, like Trump, was impeached and not convicted.
-ABC News' Chris Donovan

Jan 08, 2021, 10:51 AM EST

62 Dems sign letter to immediately reconvene House

Sixty-two Democrats have signed on to a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling on House leaders to immediately reconvene the House of Representatives to reckon with the "assault on our democracy" that took place at the Capitol this week.

"We could take up the question of whether President Trump should be censured or impeached for encouraging a violent attack on the United States Congress, as well as Representative Raskin’s proposal that Congress appoint a body, as provided by the 25th Amendment, to determine whether the President is fit to discharge the powers and duties of his office," the letter reads.

It comes ahead of House Democrats convening by phone at noon to discuss a path forward on getting Trump out of office.

-ABC News' John Parkinson and Mariam Khan

Jan 08, 2021, 9:20 AM EST

GOP senator says he'd consider articles of impeachment against Trump

Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska said Friday morning he would consider moving on articles of impeachment if the House brought charges against the president to the Senate.

"The House, if they come together and have a process, I will consider whatever articles they might move because as I've told you, I believe the president has disregarded his oath of office," Sasse told "CBS This Morning." 

"He swore an oath to the American people to preserve, protect and defend the constitution. He acted against that. What he did was wicked," Sasse said.

Senator Ben Sasse walks through the subway system of the U.S. Capitol before Congress meets to certify the electoral college vote for President-elect Joe Biden in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2021.
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Sasse is the first GOP senator to publicly express an openness to impeachment since Wednesday's insurrection at the Capitol. In the president's impeachment trial last year, Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah was the only Republican to vote to remove Trump from office.

-ABC News' Trish Turner

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