Another House Democrat plans to force Trump impeachment vote

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Source: Axios

Updated 12 hours ago


Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) said Friday he will force a vote on impeaching President Trump — just days after another Trump impeachment effort was scuttled.

Why it matters: Green, unlike Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.), has a history of following through on this sort of thing. He repeatedly forced unsanctioned impeachment votes against Trump during his first term.

Still, senior Democratic lawmakers and leadership aides told Axios that Green should expect to come under the same kind of pressure that Thanedar faced to back off his efforts.

"I think the same standard would be applied," said one House Democrat.

Driving the news: Green said in a letter sent to fellow House Democrats' offices that he "will call for a vote to impeach authoritarian President Donald John Trump at a time to be determined."

The impeachment measure includes a single article charging Trump with "causing the devolution of democracy within the United States of America into authoritarianism with himself as an authoritarian President."

Green told Axios on Wednesday that he would force such a vote despite what he anticipated would be anger from his Democratic colleagues. "I'm sure people will let me know how they feel," he said.

The other side: "Every action taken by President Trump and his administration is fully lawful and firmly rooted in the will of the American people," said White House spokesperson Liz Huston.

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