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Trump’s impeachment chances hit 97% as betting odds mark his final days

Trump's chances of being impeached are reaching near-certainty, ahead of a House vote later on 13 January

Trump’s impeachment chances hit 97% as betting odds mark his final days
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The likelihood of US President Donald Trump being impeached before the end of his term hit 97% on 13 January, as the ongoing battles in Congress to remove him raged on.

Vice President Mike Pence rejected a push from Democrats to invoke the 25th amendment on 12 January, which would wrest presidential control from Trump, arguing it would set a “terrible precedent”.

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