Seventy-nine House Democrats voted against blocking a motion to impeach President Donald Trump for launching military strikes on Iran without seeking authorization from Congress.
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly — 344 to 79 — to table a resolution from Democratic Texas Rep. Al Green to impeach the president. Green, a liberal firebrand who has repeatedly sought to oust Trump for allegedly abusing his power, filed articles of impeachment against the president Tuesday morning and immediately forced lawmakers to vote on his resolution.
House Democratic leadership notably joined GOP lawmakers in rejecting Green’s impeachment push. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ decision to help torpedo a resolution impeaching the president follows his move to quash a similar impeachment push from Democratic Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar in April.
Green introduced articles of impeachment at least three times against Trump during the president’s first term, but the House moved to table all of his impeachment resolutions. The House voted to censure Green for heckling the president during his joint address to Congress in March. Ten Democratic lawmakers crossed partisan lines to formally condemn Green’s behavior.
“I believe that this country has come too far to allow a single person to declare war