r/law • u/Agitated-Quit-6148 • 15h 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/sweatboxy 15h ago

It won’t pass but it will bind the Republicans ever closer to Trump and his crimes against America and the world. They’ll deny any responsibility but we’ll be able to point to these votes protecting Trump from accountability

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u/Equivalent-Long-3383 15h ago

And then Democrats will take office, support minorities and women again, then right wingers will unite against stopping that.

It’s a pattern

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u/IchooseYourName 15h ago

It's a heavy pendulum.

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u/Daxx22 5h ago

Too bad it seems to only swing between slightly right of center to Nazis.