ZitatThe House on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected an effort by Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) to impeach President Trump. In a 364-58 vote, lawmakers tabled the impeachment resolution from Green; four Democrats voted present.
The vote split Democrats, with many of them — including members of leadership — calling Green's move premature.
Green’s articles of impeachment do not allege Trump has specifically committed a crime. Instead, Green argues that Trump has “brought disrepute, contempt, ridicule and disgrace on the presidency” and “sown discord among the people of the United States.”
To back up Green’s assertion, the articles of impeachment cite Trump’s equivocating response to the violent clash between white supremacists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Va.; retweets of anti-Muslim videos posted by a fringe British nationalist group; criticisms of NFL players kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality; disparate treatment of hurricane victims in Puerto Rico compared to Texas and Florida; and personal attacks against Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), who like Green is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.