Nancy Pelosi has accused Donald Trump of associating himself with sedition and treason in a powerful assertion calling for the elimination of the president by way of impeachment after a failed name for enactment of the 25th modification.

The ultimate vote on Tuesday evening was 223 to 205, with just one Republican backing the non-binding decision that requested Mike Pence, the vice-president, to declare Trump ‘incapable’ underneath the 25th modification