Eighteen Dems Block Trump Impeachment From Coming to House Floor
Eighteen House Democrats voted with nearly every single Republican on Tuesday to block articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump from coming to the floor.
TL;DR
- Eighteen House Democrats voted with Republicans to table articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
- The articles, offered by Rep. Al Green (D-TX), accused Trump of abusing his authority concerning immigration agencies.
- The bipartisan vote was 232-147 to table the impeachment articles.
- Democratic leadership stated that impeachment requires a comprehensive investigative process that had not been completed.
- This is not the first time Green has attempted to force an impeachment vote against Trump.