At least 10 new Dem members will carry Al Green's mantle and try to impeach President Trump
EXCLUSIVE: At least 10 incoming progressive members of the House Democratic caucus are expected to support efforts to impeach President Donald Trump, continuing a push led by outgoing Rep.
Key points
- PROGRESSIVES FUME AT HAKEEM JEFFRIES FOR SAYING DEMOCRATS WON'T 'GET EVEN' WITH TRUMP Jessica Denson, identified as the founder of the Removal Coalition, criticized Democratic lawmakers who have prioritized congressional hearings and potential prosecutions of Trump administration officials over impeaching the president himself.
- Green and representatives from the Removal Coalition and Courage for Democracy Project discussed the effort with Fox News Digital after a Capitol Hill news conference, months after the Texas Democrat introduced articles of impeachment against Trump in August.
- REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: DEMOCRATS FACE AN IMPEACHMENT TRACTOR BEAM THAT COULD DERAIL THEIR AFFORDABILITY MESSAGE Gonzales-Torres told Fox News Digital she intends to continue Green's efforts while representing the more than 100,000 Los Angeles voters she said elected her to Congress.
I applaud the courageous members carrying these efforts into the next Congress." Green pointed to Trump's cryptocurrency dealings as one example of what he characterized as corruption by the president.
Additional details
- The coalition acknowledged uncertainty over whether its impeachment efforts would succeed, noting that even if the House approved articles against Trump, the Senate could again decline to convict him, as it did in Trump’s two previous impeachment trials.
- TRUMP COULD FACE IMPEACHMENT IF DEMOCRATS SEIZE HOUSE MAJORITY, GOP LEADER WARNS However, organizers expressed confidence that growing grassroots pressure could persuade additional Democratic lawmakers to support impeachment.
- "The more we articulate this effort and talk about why it is so crucial that we get rid of Trump, the more support we will have," Keira Havens, co-founder of the Courage for Democracy Project, told Fox News Digital.
- Havens acknowledged that some Democrats who oppose Trump may still reject impeachment articles because they believe the allegations lack sufficient legal grounds or that conviction would fail in the Senate.
- A constitutional expert affiliated with the Courage for Democracy Project also argued that Senate impeachment procedures could provide additional avenues for removing a president, citing Rule VIII.
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