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

(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

Under President Trump’s control, ICE and CBP officers hide their identities by wearing masks and other face coverings, failing to wear identifying uniforms, refusing to provide their names and badge numbers, and entering homes without warrants. Through government-sanctioned anonymity, officers evade accountability to the public, elected officials, and the courts. Under President Trump’s direction, his administration has actively refused to cooperate with and has intentionally hampered State investigations into abuses by Federal officers, withholding important evidence to shield officers from scrutiny for unjustified killings in Minnesota, Texas, and Maine. The masks worn by officers also inspire fear and instill terror in their victims and the communities in which the officers operate. As Judge William G. Young of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts explained: ICE goes masked for a single reason—to terrorize Americans into quiescence. … [M]asks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history, we have never tolerated an armed, masked secret police..

(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