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riversedge

(70,214 posts)
Mon May 15, 2017, 05:29 PM May 2017

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.

Green also .................

Read more: http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/333431-dem-rep-calls-for-impeachment-of-trump



I believe Rep Green is the first Dem to call for impeachment. Stay tuned.
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Dem rep calls for Trump's impeachment (Original Post) riversedge May 2017 OP
This doesn't carry much weight, but it adds to the trickle. nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #1
this is how the momentum gets started onetexan May 2017 #3
I agree. nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #4
Let's *not* stay together with Trump. Tommy_Carcetti May 2017 #2
:-) paleotn May 2017 #5
As you should! KeepItReal May 2017 #7
Al Green, I'm so in love with you milestogo May 2017 #6
* Still mr_lebowski May 2017 #8
would it be possible to start recall elections for the repuglican house and senate members mdbl May 2017 #9

onetexan

(13,041 posts)
3. this is how the momentum gets started
Mon May 15, 2017, 06:01 PM
May 2017

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.

mdbl

(4,973 posts)
9. would it be possible to start recall elections for the repuglican house and senate members
Tue May 16, 2017, 06:14 AM
May 2017

who aren't protecting the constitution and our system of government?

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