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Eighteen Democrats vote to block Trump impeachment articles from coming to House floor

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Green, L. (2026, September 15). Eighteen Democrats vote to block Trump impeachment articles from coming to House floor. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/4727796/18-democrats-vote-to-block-trump-impeachment-articles/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-09-15 · by Lauren Green

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On Tuesday, 232 members of the House voted to table articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, with 18 Democrats joining 213 Republicans in support. The move was led by Representative Al Green (D-TX) who accused Trump of abuse of authority regarding immigration enforcement. Notable among those voting for tabling were Reps. Josh Riley and Jared Golden, while the Democratic leadership abstained from voting to emphasize that proper impeachment procedures had not been followed. This marks a second instance where Green's efforts to impeach Trump have failed to advance in the House.
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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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The Democrats who voted in favor of tabling were Reps. Josh Riley (D-NY), Jared Golden (D-ME), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Don Davis (D-NC), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Tom Suozzi (D-NY), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), and Rick Larsen (D-WA), among others.
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🔮 House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and the rest of the Democratic leadership announced they would vote present ahead of time.

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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. asserted
Democrats → vote → floor
In a bipartisan 232-147 vote, the House tabled articles of impeachment offered by Rep. Al Green (D-TX), a Trump foe who lost his primary challenge earlier this year. asserted
who → table → challenge
Green’s articles accused Trump of abusing his authority in the handling of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. asserted
articles → accuse → Enforcement
Overall, 18 Democrats joined 213 Republicans and Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA) in backing a motion to table the articles of impeachment. asserted
Democrats → join → impeachment
The Democrats who voted in favor of tabling were Reps. Josh Riley (D-NY), Jared Golden (D-ME), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Don Davis (D-NC), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Tom Suozzi (D-NY), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), and Rick Larsen (D-WA), among others. asserted
who → vote → others
The defectors were in the minority of their conference, however, as 147 House Democrats voted against tabling. asserted
Democrats → vote → tabling
Another 46 Democrats and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) voted “present.” asserted
Democrats → vote → ?
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and the rest of the Democratic leadership announced they would vote present ahead of time. asserted
they → announce → time
“Impeachment is a sacred constitutional vehicle designed to hold a corrupt executive accountable for abuse of power, breaking the law and violating the public trust,” the Democratic leadership wrote in a statement. asserted
leadership → design → statement
“The effort 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.” asserted
effort → require → consensus
“None of that serious work has been done, with the Republican majority focused solely on rubber stamping Donald Trump’s extreme agenda,” they continued. asserted
they → do → agenda
Tuesday was not the first time Green has tried to force a vote on impeaching Trump. asserted
Green → try → Trump
In June 2025, Green tried to force a vote on launching an impeachment inquiry against Trump due to the president’s authorization of the bombing of three nuclear sites in Iran. asserted
Green → try → Iran
That effort was also blocked from coming to the floor, with 128 House Democrats voting with nearly every single Republican to table the measure. asserted
Democrats → block → measure
While Republicans have aimed to message that Democrats will impeach Trump on “their first day,” Jeffries and the Democratic leadership have shied away from talk of impeaching the commander in chief ahead of the midterm elections. asserted
Jeffries → aim → elections
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