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Pro-impeachment rallies held across U.S., including in SLO County

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Posted at 6:10 PM, Dec 17, 2019
and last updated 2019-12-18 01:52:45-05

Some San Luis Obispo County residents joined thousands of others across the country Tuesday rallying for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

The House of Representatives is expected to vote to impeach the president on Wednesday.

Pro-impeachment rallies were held in cities including Philadelphia, Denver, Cleveland, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

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Dozens of people rally in support of the impeachment of President Donald Trump at the corner of Oak Park and Grand Ave. in Arroyo Grande on Dec. 17, 2019.

In Arroyo Grande, members of the South County Democratic Club of San Luis Obispo County rallied starting at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Oak Park Boulevard.

At the courthouse in San Luis Obispo, a large rally began at 5:30 p.m., with a few hundred people chanting and holding signs reading "No One is Above the Law," "Impeach! Support our Constitution," and "Voters for Impeachment."