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The Democratic Congressman Al Green, representing Texas, announced that he will introduce new articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump before the end of the year, an initiative aimed at forcing a vote in the House of Representatives despite it being controlled by the president's Republican allies.
"It's not enough to present them; they must be brought to a vote," Green told reporters outside the Capitol.
“We will present those articles as a privileged resolution, and there will be a vote. After that, let the consequences be what they need to be,” he emphasized.
“During our tenure, we refused to allow the disappearance of our democracy”, he emphasized.
The Green's proposal has little chance of moving forward, as the House of Representatives maintains a Republican majority.
However, the lawmaker assures that their intention goes beyond political calculations.
The constitutional duty does not require consulting with party leaders or anyone else, he noted, referencing the fact that he has not coordinated the initiative with the Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries or with other party leaders.
It is not the first time that Green has moved a motion to impeach Trump. In 2017, during the first term of the then-president, he was the first Democrat to bring articles of impeachment to the floor in response to what he termed "incitement of racial hatred" following the white supremacist riots in Charlottesville, Virginia.
More recently, in June of this year, the congressman forced another vote on a single article of impeachment, in which he accused Trump of abusing his presidential authority by ordering military strikes against Iran without congressional approval.
The motion was widely rejected with 344 votes against and 79 in favor, supported by key Democratic leaders of the Republican stance.
Despite the lack of support within his own party, Green believes that the current situation requires an immediate response.
“The wicked acts that the president commits daily cannot wait,” he declared. “The Constitution does not state anywhere that a prior majority is needed to initiate an impeachment process.”
Meanwhile, Democratic leaders continue to bet on a different political strategy, focused on the issues of corruption and cost of living, with the aim of weakening Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
In the Republican Party, the president's allies described the initiative as a "hollow political gesture."
Green states that, even if the impeachment process does not succeed, it is a moral and legal duty.
"Impeach, convict and remove is the remedy, because the Supreme Court has granted immunity", he stated, referring to the recent ruling that limits the options for prosecuting the president for official acts.
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