A FRESH article of impeachment has been introduced in a bid to get Donald Trump removed from office in response to the insurrection he incited that left five dead after a riot in US Capitol.

Democrats hope to strip him of the presidency, but Republicans yesterday blocked their move to formally call on Vice President Mike Pence to take away his power under the 25th Amendment.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is insisting there should be immediate consequences for Mr Trump’s role in violence that put the lives of Mr Pence, members of Congress and thousands of staff at Capitol Hill, at risk.

Shocking scenes of anger and violence emerged as politicians met to formalise President-elect Joe Biden victory over Mr Trump who refused to concede defeat and made an incendiary speech to his followers.

The new article of impeachment states: “Resolved, That Donald John Trump, President of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors.

“President Trump gravely endangered the security of the United States and its institutions of Government.

“He threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power, and imperiled a coequal branch of Government. He thereby betrayed his trust as President, to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.

“Wherefore, Donald John Trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national security, democracy, and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law.

“Donald John Trump thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.”

The Republican objection to the resolution on Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment means that there be a full vote on the measure on Tuesday.

It is understood Democratic leaders are confident it would pass and pressurising Republicans to support them and to urge Mr Pence use the powers outlined in the Constitution, to remove Mr Trump.

If Mr Pence does not intervene, and the president does not resign, the House could move on Wednesday to consider the impeachment resolution.

Steny Hoyer, the House majority leader, said: “There may well be a vote on impeachment on Wednesday.”

Mr Hoyer said the aim was to immediately send the article of impeachment to the Senate, which would leave the fate of President Trump up to the Republican-controlled chamber.

The American constitution states two-thirds of senators would have to agree before Mr Trump could be removed from office.

Mr Trump, who since the election in November, has made endless and spurious claims of election fraud.

He hoped to overturn the results as the counting of the electoral votes was underway at the Capitol last Wednesday.

Mr Trump told the crowd: “If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”

His inflammatory speech led to the ransacking of the building, which left five dead, 15 police officers hospitalised and a further 50 people injured.

Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, 42, died after suffering head injuries during a confrontation with the crowd. It has been reported he was struck with a fire extinguisher and died the following day.

Ashli Elizabeth Babbitt, from San Diego, a 35-year-old United States Air Force veteran and Trump supporter, died after being shot by Capitol Police as she attempted to climb through a barricaded door into the Speaker’s Lobby.

Three other people who died from ‘medical emergencies’ at the riot were: Rosanne Boyland, 34, of Georgia; Kevin Greeson, 55, from Alabama; and Benjamin Philips, 50, of Pennsylvania.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said: “In protecting our Constitution and our Democracy, we will act with urgency, because this President represents an imminent threat to both.

“As the days go by, the horror of the ongoing assault on our democracy perpetrated by this President is intensified and so is the immediate need for action.”