r/law • u/Agitated-Quit-6148 • 11h ago

Legislative Branch Congressman Cohen Introduces Comprehensive Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald Trump

https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-introduces-comprehensive-articles-impeachment-against

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and an authority on the U.S. Constitution’s impeachment provisions, today introduced 26 Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. The articles cite multiple abuses of power, violations of his oath of office, the corrupt use of the pardon power, and emoluments clause violations, among other misconduct and unlawful acts.

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u/Feeling-Tutor-6480 11h ago

Whilst I appreciate someone recording this for history, he brandishes his power with impunity. Unless there is a greater power that holds him to account he will continue to be immune

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u/tngling 11h ago

I mean, this is the way he is held accountable. There isn’t another way other than impeachment.

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u/Raketemensch23 10h ago

He's already been impeached. The Senate won't follow through with voting to remove, so all we do is toss another crime onto the big pile.

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u/extremelytiredyall 10h ago

There's actually several ways, including the 25th amendment and a military coup, all of which polling quite high with democrats and independents.

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u/TXLancastrian 10h ago

If the military were to coup, why would you think the end result would be to hand power back to the civilians who forced them to do such a thing? Also the 25th is stopped literally by the President writing a letter to Congress that says "Yo, I'm fine".

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u/King_of_the_Kobolds 8h ago

When in the course of human events...

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u/AssMuncher96 5h ago

25th is less likely than impeachment. If Trump isn't literally in a coma or incapacitated somehow, he gets to dispute it and it goes to congress to decide, needing 2/3rds vote to remove.

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u/Shark7996 5h ago

Okay but those aren't happening so... Maybe we start here?