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64 House Democrats help Republicans kill Trump impeachment effort

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Elkind, E. (2026, September 15). 64 House Democrats help Republicans kill Trump impeachment effort. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-democrats-help-republicans-kill-trump-impeachment-effort

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On Tuesday, Representative Al Green from Texas proposed an impeachment vote against President Donald Trump over federal officials' killing of U.S. citizens earlier this year. In response, the House voted 232 to 147 to table the resolution, with eighteen Democrats supporting Republicans in doing so and forty-six voting "present." This move reflects the Democratic Party's internal divide between those prioritizing impeachment efforts against Trump versus focusing on issues like rising living costs ahead of November midterms.
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Rep. Al Green, a Democrat from Texas, aimed to force the House to vote on impeaching President Donald Trump in June 2025, citing federal immigration officials' lethal actions against U.S. citizens that year. However, on Tuesday, the House voted 232-147 with 47 voting present to table Green's impeachment resolution, effectively killing it. Eighteen Democrats joined Republicans to vote for tabling, while Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader, and other top leaders abstained from taking a stance on the motion by voting "present." The split within the Democratic party reflects their strategy to focus on policy issues relevant to everyday Americans rather than impeaching Trump.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and his top deputies voted "present," avoiding taking a stand on the matter while allowing Republicans to more easily scuttle the resolution. Jeffries said in a statement that impeachment "traditionally requires a comprehensive investigative process, the collection and review of thousands of documents, an exacting scrutiny of the facts, the examination of dozens of key witnesses, congressional hearings, sustained public organizing and the marshaling of the forces of democracy to build a broad national consensus." "None of that serious work has been done, with the Republican majority focused solely on rubber-stamping Donald Trump’s extreme agenda," senior House Democratic leaders said.
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🔮 "Accordingly, we will again vote 'present' on the motion to table the impeachment resolution as we continue our fight to make life more affordable for everyday Americans, while committing to holding the crooks accountable using every tool available to us beginning on day one.
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Dozens of House Democrats voted to help Republicans quash an effort to impeach President Donald Trump on Tuesday. asserted
Republicans → vote → Tuesday
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, forced a vote on impeaching Trump over federal immigration officials' killing of two U.S. citizens earlier this year. asserted
Green → force → citizens
The move fractured House Democrats, whose leaders have largely avoided placing an emphasis on trying to oust the president as they work to take back Congress in the November midterms. asserted
they → fracture → midterms
The House voted to table the measure in a 232 to 147 vote, a maneuver to get rid of it while avoiding voting on the impeachment resolution itself. asserted
House → vote → resolution
Eighteen House Democrats voted with Republicans to table the resolution, while 46 voted "present." asserted
46 → vote → resolution
Nearly 150 voted to move forward with a vote on impeaching Trump. asserted
150 → vote → Trump
Democrats walked a political tightrope with the bill, forced to choose between appeasing their anti-Trump base and appealing to moderate and independent voters by showing them they were focused on tackling Americans' everyday issues like high cost of living rather than political revenge. asserted
they → walk → revenge
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and his top deputies voted "present," avoiding taking a stand on the matter while allowing Republicans to more easily scuttle the resolution. Jeffries said in a statement that impeachment "traditionally requires a comprehensive investigative process, the collection and review of thousands of documents, an exacting scrutiny of the facts, the examination of dozens of key witnesses, congressional hearings, sustained public organizing and the marshaling of the forces of democracy to build a broad national consensus." "None of that serious work has been done, with the Republican majority focused solely on rubber-stamping Donald Trump’s extreme agenda," senior House Democratic leaders said. asserted
leaders → vote → agenda
"Accordingly, we will again vote 'present' on the motion to table the impeachment resolution as we continue our fight to make life more affordable for everyday Americans, while committing to holding the crooks accountable using every tool available to us beginning on day one. asserted
crooks → vote → day
But Green railed against Jeffries and other Democrats who did not vote to impeach Trump during his own comments to reporters on Monday. asserted
who → rail → Monday
"They will acknowledge that what the president is doing is impeachable, but they would have us wait. asserted
us → acknowledge → what
Well, the Constitution doesn't have a wait clause in it," Green said. asserted
Green → have → it
"I believe that there are some Republicans and Democrats who are considering voting to protect the president. asserted
who → believe → president
If they're not considering protecting him, that will be the effect of what they will do when they vote to either table or they vote to send this to a committee for further investigation. asserted
they → consider → investigation
Green previously forced a vote to impeach Trump in June 2025, when 128 Democrats joined Republicans in voting to table the Texas progressive's resolution. asserted
Democrats → force → resolution
It could also be Green's last chance to protest Trump in the halls of Congress — he was among several Democratic incumbents to lose their primary races amid a wider rebellion by left-wing voters against their establishment. uncertain
he → protest → establishment
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