Dem rep calls for Trump's impeachment
Source: the hill
Dem rep calls for Trump's impeachment
By Rebecca Savransky - 05/15/17 12:30 PM EDT
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Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) called Monday for President Trump to be impeached following the firing last week of FBI Director James Comey.
In a statement released Monday, Green said Trump is not "above the law."
"He has committed an impeachable act and must be charged. To do otherwise would cause some Americans to lose respect for, and obedience to, our societal norms," he said in a statement.
Trump cited Comey's handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as his reason for firing Comey, while Democrats have raised concerns that Trump fired the FBI director to disrupt the investigation into possible ties between Trump's campaign and Russian election interference.
"President Trump has committed an act for which he should be charged by the U.S. House of Representatives. The act is obstruction of a lawful investigation of the President's campaign ties to Russian influence in his 2016 Presidential Election," Green added in his statement.
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I believe Rep Green is the first Dem to call for impeachment. Stay tuned.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)onetexan
(13,056 posts)someone has to initiate the movement and get the ball rolling for it to snowball. WE should call for impeachment. Call our Congress reps and demand it.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,191 posts)Sorry, I just had to.
paleotn
(17,946 posts)KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)I'll be playing some Love and Happiness when his ass is gone from the WH.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Just sayin'
mdbl
(4,973 posts)who aren't protecting the constitution and our system of government?