If the Committee perceived President Trump's continued hold on office, even for "only a few more days," as a "clear and present danger," what specific, tangible dangers does the report suggest were so imminent and severe that immediate impeachment was deemed essential over simply awaiting the end of his term?

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s when he urged his supporters to storm the United States Capitol Building and then failed to stop the ensuing violence. His actions marked the culmination of an extensive and unprecedented effort to overturn the results of the presidential election. As alleged in the Article of Impeachment and described in this report, President Trump has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law. His continued hold on the Office of the Presidency, even for only a few more days, represents a clear and present danger to the United States. President Trump has engaged in a…

he United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, necessitate that the House act swiftly to address this impeachable conduct. His conduct demonstrates and cautions that, if left in office—or if allowed to hold office in the future—he will be a clear and present danger to the very foundation of our constitutional order and the safety and security of our nation. Under these unprecedented and extraordinary circumstances, the House neither needs nor can it afford to resort to a lengthy impeachment proceeding. To the contrary, it is entirely within the power of the House under the Constitution to act…

ption to the peril of our security and democracy is too great to leave him in office for the remaining days of his term. Second , it is equally important that Congress send a clear message and establish a precedent that the President’s conduct subjects him to impeachment and removal from office. That message ​ may not be well received by President Trump and his supporters, but Congress has an obligation to warn future presidents that conduct of this nature is incompatible with the Office of the Presidency. This message must be sent even on the President’s last day in office. There is no merit…

claiming his words were “totally appropriate.” The threat that manifested in the Capitol on January 6, 2021 is ongoing. The emergency is still with us. Reports suggest that the President’s supporters are threatening additional violence in Washington, D.C. and in state capitals across the nation. The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits an officer of the United States who has “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” from “hold[ing] any office … under the United States.” Yet, despite widespread and bipartisan calls for his immediate resignation, the President has refused to leave office. The Vice…

uded the power of impeachment to thwart exactly such attempts at eroding our nation’s commitment to popular sovereignty. As explained in the Judiciary Committee’s previous impeachment report from the 116 Congress: “ [T]he true nature of this threat is its rejection of government by ‘We the People,’ who would ‘ordain and establish’ the Constitution … When the President concludes that elections threaten his continued grasp on power, and therefore seeks to corrupt or interfere with them, he denies the very premise of our constitutional system. The American people choose their leaders; a…