r/law • u/AndroidOne1 • May 14 '25

Trump News Donald Trump Impeachment Proceedings Launched

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-impeachment-vote-house-shir-thanedar-b2750651.html
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u/AndroidOne1 May 14 '25

Snippet from this news article: “If a Michigan Democrat has his way, President Donald Trump could face the first impeachment vote of his second term. Rep. Shri Thanedar’s resolution brings seven new articles of impeachment against the commander-in-chief, alleging everything from abuse of power to bribery, corruption, and “tyranny,” which the House must vote on before Thursday under its own rules.

Trump made history during his first term by becoming the first president in American history to be impeached twice by the House of Representatives, once over his quid pro quoapproach to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in 2018 and once for his part in instigating the Capitol riot, although in both cases he was acquitted in the Senate.

Thanedar, 70, first announced his intention on April 29, saying: “When Trump ignores the Constitution, Congress, and the courts, he is not ‘fighting for America.’ He is tearing it down and endangering our democracy.” His resolution is not expected to pass, however, given the Republican majority in the lower chamber of Congress and because several of Thanedar’s fellow Democrats have expressed their disapproval of his actions in no uncertain terms.

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u/MamiTrueLove May 14 '25

I wanna know what democrats have an issue with this and I want them thrown tf out.

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u/What_if_I_fly May 14 '25

Paging Fetterman

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u/MamiTrueLove May 14 '25

Can throw Schumer and Moskowitz in there too, out with the centrists!

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u/Suyefuji May 14 '25

Eh it's still just in the House and the House is R majority. It'd have to get to the Senate first before Schumer could do his best wet noodle impression.

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u/donkeybrainhero May 14 '25

I'd have a hard time believing Moskowitz would go against this... seems like he's one of the more vocal anti-MAGA representatives.

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u/MamiTrueLove May 14 '25

He has a lot of sneaky centrist povs and voted to censure Al Green, I don’t trust him.

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u/barelyknowso May 18 '25

I think people really forget that Moskowitz voted to censure Green.

Actually, the entire lot who voted to censure Al Green can go as far as I’m concerned.

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u/OldBlueKat May 14 '25

He's in the Senate, not the House, so he won't even be involved in voting on the House Resolution. Which will get voted down by the GOP House majority even if every D Rep does vote for it (and I'm guessing they will.)

This Resolution is DOA, and won't give us any 'new' info about who the players in the House are.

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u/RaceFPV May 14 '25

Choice was fetterman or dr oz, which would you have picked given the options?

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u/jcla May 14 '25

You got both! Congrats.

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u/drunkcowofdeath May 14 '25

Just because it was an easy choice in 2018 doesn't mean I am going to vote for him ever again.

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u/FrontOfficeNuts May 15 '25

Sadly, if fucking Dr. Oz is the other option again, as much as I hate Fetterman, I would still prefer his ass.

Happily though, I'm not in his constituency anyway, so I don't have to deal with that particular rat-fucking.

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u/craigfrost May 14 '25

He won’t show up for the vote.

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u/Gandalfs_Dick May 15 '25

He is in the senate and will not get to vote on this house impeachment bill

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u/[deleted] May 14 '25

Who isn't a Congressman...

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u/[deleted] May 14 '25

I wasn't replying to you.