H.Res. 1486

Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

Sponsor: Al Green · 0 cosponsors

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Introduced Aug 24
Committee Now
Agreed to —

Introduced Aug 24
Committee Now
Agreed to —

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (Sep 15)

Votes

On Motion to Table · Passed, 232–147 House of Representatives · Roll Call 298 · Sep 15

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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

This resolution impeaches President Donald Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors.

Specifically, the resolution sets forth one article of impeachment concerning abuse of presidential powers by allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to operate in violation of the First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution while undermining judicial oversight.

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ARTICLE I

Our country and the lives of people within it are at risk as President Donald John Trump is a great threat to the United States democratic republic, its Constitution, and democracy, violating article II, section 1, clause 8 of the United States Constitution and its mandate to faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, as he is abusing the powers of the Presidency by operating United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as his vicious, quota-driven, unaccountable paramilitary police forces, transgressing with anonymity and secrecy, assaulting people, committing and covering up unjustified killings of civilians (including Renée Good, Alex Pretti, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero) with impunity (acting as judge, jury, prosecutor, and executioner), terrorizing communities, and brazenly and wantonly devolving the United States democratic republic into an authoritarian regime, where unjustified killings and coverups by ICE and CBP are normalized.

(1) Enabling ICE and CBP to act as judge, jury, prosecutor, and executioner when assaulting and committing unjustified killings with impunity, in violation of the Fifth Amendment right to due process

(2) Enabling ICE and CBP to operate with anonymity and secrecy to terrorize communities, in violation of the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures and the Fifth Amendment right to due process

(3) Enabling ICE and CBP to undermine civil liberties and basic freedom of speech, in violation of the First Amendment right to free speech

(4) Undermining judicial oversight by flouting the separation of powers