Donald Trump could face renewed calls for impeachment after his Republican Party lost control of both chambers of Congress in a bruising US midterm election. The Democrats had gained 25 seats in the House of Representatives and seven in the Senate by Wednesday morning, taking them comfortably past the numbers needed to secure majorities in both chambers.
\n\nThe result leaves Trump facing a potentially difficult final two years in office, with Democrats expected to use their control of congressional committees to investigate the President and members of his administration.
\n\nThe prospect of a third impeachment is now being discussed, although Democratic leaders have so far stopped short of committing to such a move.
\n\nTrump has already been impeached twice. The first case came in 2019, when the House, then led by Nancy Pelosi, accused him of withholding $400m in military aid to Ukraine while seeking an investigation into Joe Biden's son, Hunter.
\n\nThe case followed a whistleblower complaint about a telephone conversation between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump was acquitted by the Senate.
\n\nHe was impeached for a second time in 2021, after his supporters stormed the US Capitol on 6 January. The Senate again acquitted him.
\n\nRepublican…
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