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Nearly 130 House Democrats on Tuesday afternoon voted to table articles of impeachment introduced against President Donald Trump over his administration's weekend bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities.
Why It Matters
Democratic Representative Al Green of Texas introduced the articles over what he views as "illegal and unconstitutional" military strikes against Iran. U.S. planes on Saturday struck three Iranian nuclear sites—Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan—amid Tehran's war with Israel. American officials have long expressed concern that Iran was working to develop nuclear weapons, but Iranian officials have maintained that Tehran's nuclear program is strictly focused on energy.
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What To Know
In a 344-79 vote, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejected Green's resolution. A total of 128 Democrats joined Republicans in voting to table the articles, while only 79 supported the effort.
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Here's the full list of House Democrats who voted to table the impeachment articles.
- Pete Aguilar (California)
- Gabe Amo (Rhode Island)
- Jake Auchincloss (Massachusetts)
- Wesley Bell (Missouri)
- Ami Bera (California)
- Don Beyer (Virginia)
- Sanford Bishop (Georgia)
- Julia Brownley (California)
- Nikki Budzinski (Illinois)
- Janelle Bynum (Oregon)
- Salud Carbajal (California)
- Andre Carson (Indiana)
- Ed Case (Hawaii)
- Sean Casten (Illinois)
- Kathy Castor (Florida)
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Florida)
- Katherine Clark (Massachusetts)
- Emanuel Cleaver (Missouri)
- Jim Clyburn (South Carolina)
- Herb Conaway (New Jersey)
- Lou Correa (California)
- Jim Costa (California)
- Joe Courtney (Connecticut)
- Angie Craig (Minnesota)
- Jason Crow (Colorado)
- Henry Cuellar (Texas)
- Sharice Davids (Kansas)
- Don Davis (North Carolina)
- Madeleine Dean (Pennsylvania)
- Rosa DeLauro (Connecticut)
- Suzan DelBene (Washington)
- Chris Deluzio (Pennsylvania)
- Debbie Dingell (Michigan)
- Sarah Elfreth (Maryland)
- Cleo Fields (Louisiana)
- Shomari Figures (Alabama)
- Lizzie Fletcher (Texas)
- Bill Foster (Illinois)
- Lois Frankel (Florida)
- Laura Gillen (New York)
- Jared Golden (Maine)
- Dan Goldman (New York)
- Vicente Gonzalez (Texas)
- Maggie Goodlander (New Hampshire)
- Josh Gottheimer (New Jersey)
- Adam Gray (California)
- Josh Harder (California)
- Jim Himes (Connecticut)
- Steven Horsford (Nevada)
- Chrissy Houlahan (Pennsylvania)
- Steny Hoyer (Maryland)
- Val Hoyle (Oregon)
- Hakeem Jeffries (New York)
- Julie Johnson (Texas)
- Marcy Kaptur (Ohio)
- Bill Keating (Massachusetts)
- Timothy Kennedy (New York)
- Ro Khanna (California)
- Greg Landsman (Ohio)
- Rick Larsen (Washington)
- John Larson (Connecticut)
- George Latimer (New York)
- Susie Lee (Nevada)
- Mike Levin (California)
- Sam Liccardo (California)
- Ted Lieu (California)
- Zoe Lofgren (California)
- Stephen Lynch (Massachusetts)
- Seth Magaziner (Rhode Island)
- John Mannion (New York)
- Lucy McBath (Georgia)
- Sarah McBride (Delaware)
- April McClain Delaney (Maryland)
- Jennifer McClellan (Virginia)
- Betty McCollum (Minnesota)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (Michigan)
- Morgan McGarvey (Kentucky)
- Gregory Meeks (New York)
- Grace Meng (New York)
- Kweisi Mfume (Maryland)
- Joe Morelle (New York)
- Kelly Morrison (Minnesota)
- Jared Moskowitz (Florida)
- Seth Moulton (Massachusetts)
- Frank Mrvan (Indiana)
- Richard Neal (Massachusetts)
- Joe Neguse (Colorado)
- Johnny Olszewski (Maryland)
- Frank Pallone (New Jersey)
- Jimmy Panetta (California)
- Chris Pappas (New Hampshire)
- Nancy Pelosi (California)
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Washington)
- Scott Peters (California)
- Brittany Pettersen (Colorado)
- Nellie Pou (New Jersey)
- Mike Quigley (Illinois)
- Jamie Raskin (Maryland)
- Josh Riley (New York)
- Deborah Ross (North Carolina)
- Pat Ryan (New York)
- Andrea Salinas (Oregon)
- Mary Gay Scanlon (Pennsylvania)
- Brad Schneider (Illinois)
- Hillary Scholten (Michigan)
- Kim Schrier (Washington)
- Bobby Scott (Virginia)
- Terri Sewell (Alabama)
- Adam Smith (Washington)
- Eric Sorensen (Illinois)
- Darren Soto (Florida)
- Greg Stanton (Arizona)
- Haley Stevens (Michigan)
- Marilyn Strickland (Washington)
- Suhas Subramanyam (Virginia)
- Tom Suozzi (New York)
- Emilia Sykes (Ohio)
- Paul Tonko (New York)
- Ritchie Torres (New York)
- Lori Trahan (Massachusetts)
- Derek Tran (California)
- Lauren Underwood (Illinois)
- Juan Vargas (California)
- Gabe Vasquez (New Mexico)
- Marc Veasey (Texas)
- Eugene Vindman (Virginia)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Florida)
- George Whitesides (California)
Donald Trump Articles of Impeachment: Full Document
Green introduced the articles on Tuesday morning and posted them online.
"In starting his illegal and unconstitutional war with Iran without the constitutionally mandated consent of Congress or appropriate notice to Congress, President Trump acted in direct violation of the War Powers Clause of the Constitution," Green's articles state.
The impeachment articles continue, "President Trump has devolved and continues to devolve American democracy into authoritarianism by disregarding the separation of powers and now usurping congressional war powers."
How Many Times Has Donald Trump Been Impeached?
The president was impeached twice during his first White House term and acquitted in the Senate both times, as a two-thirds majority of votes are required for conviction in the upper chamber.
The first impeachment focused on his alleged efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. The second came after the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, when his supporters violently protested the 2020 election results.
Who Is Al Green?
Green was first elected to the House in 2004 and has served since January 3, 2005. He was a prominent civil rights attorney and served as president of the Houston NAACP.
The Texas Democrat was among the first members of Congress to introduce articles of impeachment during Trump's first administration, citing obstruction of justice in connection with Trump's firing of former FBI Director James Comey.
He also announced an effort to impeach Trump earlier this year.
What People Are Saying
White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers responded in a statement to Newsweek: "President Trump was able to quickly accomplish what no other President has been able to achieve—thanks to his 'peace through strength' leadership, Iran's nuclear program has been obliterated and a ceasefire has been agreed to. Eliminating the prospect of nuclear war is a non-partisan and unifying accomplishment that everyone should celebrate as a historic moment for the United States, the Middle East, and the entire world."
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X after the strikes against Iran: "The President's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers. He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.
Representative Mike Lawler, a New York Republican, wrote on X: "This is absurd on its face. The United States has not declared war since 1942 and has conducted over 125 different military actions since that time, including in Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Presidents of both parties have relied on Article II authority, as well as AUMFs [Authorizations for Use of Military Force], to conduct targeted strikes and have not been subject to impeachment. In 2011, Barack Obama conducted an 8 month campaign in Libya to topple Gaddafi."
What Happens Next
Any future impeachment efforts would likely face an uphill battle in the House of Representatives, at least until after the midterms. Republicans hold a slim majority in the lower chamber.
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