A Democrat lawmaker is pushing the House toward a vote this week on seven articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
During an appearance on the House floor, Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) announced that he intended to invoke privilege, which compels the GOP leadership to act on his impeachment resolution within two legislative days.
It’s likely that Republicans will move to table the measure, effectively squashing the effort.
Thanedar’s impeachment articles, which he unveiled in April, accuse Trump of committing various “high crimes and misdemeanors” over alleged constitutional violations related to taxpayer funds, deportations, tariffs, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), retaliation against the press, and more.
“Donald J. Trump has been committing crimes since day one,” Thanedar said during his remarks on Tuesday. After ticking off the focus of his…
