Trump’s impeachment vote postponed after marathon debate

The US house judiciary committee has postponed a vote on two impeachment charges against president Donald Trump to later on Friday.

The decision was taken by democratic committee chairman Jerry Nadler, after two days of acrimonious debate.

Republicans attempted to stall the process, which they described as an illegitimate attack on Trump.

The democrat-run committee is expected to approve the charges of abuse of power and obstruction of congress.

A full vote by the democratic-run house would then follow next week, likely making Trump the third US president to be impeached.

But the senate, controlled by the president’s fellow republicans, is not expected to remove him from office.