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Every Democrat voted in favor of impeachment, and, after four years of defending and enabling the president at nearly every turn, 10 Republicans — including the third-highest-ranking House Republican, Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming — crossed party lines and voted to impeach. Responding to reports that some Republicans feared for their safety if they voted to impeach Trump, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has herself been a frequent target of racist attacks from the president, said that her colleagues should stand up for their principles or resign. One of those Republicans, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, acknowledged before the impeachment vote that Trump “bears responsibility for Wednesday's attack” and said that the president “should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding.”If Trump is convicted, Democrats could bar Trump from running for office again with a simple majority vote.