US House of Representatives will consider Trump impeachment on Wednesday

Members of the National Guard stand inside anti-scaling fencing that surrounds the Capitol (Alan Fram/AP)

Democrats say the House of Representatives will consider the impeachment of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, one week after an angry mob of his supporters invaded the Capitol building in Washington DC.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told Democrats on a call that members should plan to return to Washington on Tuesday evening to consider a House resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove Mr Trump from office.