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The votes are in and the US House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump.

This is just the third time in history the house has voted to remove a president from office, Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson are the only others to be impeached.

The vote on the charge of abuse of power finished 230 to 197, while the second vote on obstruction of congress finished almost the same at 229-198.

Just because Trump has been impeached doesn't mean he's no longer president, Trump can stay in office pending a trial in the Senate.

A majority of two-thirds in the 100 person Senate is what's needed to remove Trump which experts say is unlikely to happen as the Senate is largely controlled by the Republican party.