A House Democrat is once again moving to impeach President Donald Trump, reviving a fight that has repeatedly failed to gain traction even within his own party.
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) introduced new articles of impeachment Monday accusing Trump of committing “high crimes and misdemeanors” over his administration’s immigration enforcement policies, according to The Hill.
Green’s resolution takes particular aim at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), accusing Trump of operating the agencies as “vicious, quota-driven, unaccountable paramilitary police forces.”
The resolution alleges the Trump administration has violated constitutional protections involving free speech, privacy, due process and equal protection through its immigration crackdown.
Green has tried this before — repeatedly.
Last year, the Texas Democrat introduced an article of impeachment accusing Trump of bypassing Congress when the U.S. launched strikes against Iranian nuclear sites. When Green forced the issue to the House floor, lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected the effort in a 344-79 vote, with most Democrats joining Republicans to shut it down, The Hill reported.
Green has been pushing to impeach Trump since his first administration, becoming the first Democrat to force impeachment articles onto the House floor during Trump’s first term.
His latest effort comes with an added political wrinkle: Green is already on his way out of Congress. He lost the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ 18th Congressional District to Rep. Christian Menefee in May.
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