Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Latest action · Mar 4, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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- IntroducedJan 11, 2021
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution impeaches President Donald John Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Specifically, the resolution sets forth two articles of impeachment stating that President Trump has abused the powers of the presidency.
The first article states that, using the powers of his office, President Trump sought to threaten, intimidate, and solicit the Secretary of State of Georgia to acquiesce to his demand to find enough votes to make him the winner of Georgia's presidential election, even though the votes in Georgia had already been counted three times in favor of his opponent. The article further states that, by doing so, President Trump actively undermined public faith and confidence in the integrity of American elections, subverted the rule of law, and placed his personal interests above the national interest.
The second article states that President Trump has endeavored to undermine foundations of U.S. democracy, indicating an intention to make himself an authoritarian ruler who is unaccountable to the U.S. people. The article specifies the following actions by President Trump:
- refusing to acknowledge, and opposing efforts to protect against, Russian interference in U.S. affairs;
- expressing willingness to accept foreign assistance to win reelection;
- refusing to accept the results of the election;
- undermining the ability of American citizens to exercise their rights as voters;
- falsely alleging widespread voting fraud while producing no evidence;
- inciting his supporters to believe falsely that the election had been stolen from him; and
- failing to take action to protect federal officers, personnel, property, and institutions on January 6, 2021, when the Capitol was besieged by his supporters.
Both articles state that, by such conduct, President Trump warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold U.S. office.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2021 to Jan 12, 2021; 33 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jan 12, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Jan 12, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 11, 2021 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Mar 4, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Jan 13, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H159-160, H184-185)
- Jan 11, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 11, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H159 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jan 13, 2021 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil disturbances
- Congress
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- Constitution and constitutional amendments
- Crimes against property
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Europe
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Georgia
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Law enforcement officers
- Members of Congress
- Postal service
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Protection of officials
- Protest and dissent
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Russia
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- State and local government operations
- Subversive activities
- Terrorism
- U.S. Capitol
- U.S. Postal Service
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 11, 2021Introduced in House
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