Trump Faces Long-Shot Impeachment Threat from Democrat—Full List of Efforts
Summary
Democratic Representative Al Green from Texas is pushing for another vote to impeach President Donald Trump, marking the ninth impeachment attempt since 2017. This new resolution accuses the president of allowing immigration officers to act without accountability after several deaths occurred.Key Facts
- Al Green has led six of the nine impeachment efforts against President Trump since 2017.
- Green introduced a new resolution (H.Res. 1486) on August 24, accusing Trump of abusing presidential power.
- The resolution focuses on immigration agencies ICE and CBP, linking them to the deaths of four people this year.
- Green plans to force a vote on this resolution in the House before it adjourns this week.
- No other members of Congress have cosponsored the resolution so far.
- Democratic leaders, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, have not supported or endorsed impeachment efforts recently.
- The White House criticized the resolution, saying it contributes to attacks on law enforcement and highlights the work ICE and CBP do.
- There have been two previous successful House impeachments of President Trump, but he was acquitted by the Senate both times.
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