Trump Faces Long-Shot Impeachment Threat from Democrat—Full List of Efforts
Green is trying to force a House vote on his resolution to impeach President Trump.

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TAP FOR WHYNewsweek is an established national news organization with an identifiable author and a record of editorial reporting. The text attributes statements to named sources and refers to congressional records, though this article’s correction practices and underlying documents are not shown here.
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- Author attribution — A named author is listed.
- Transparency — The article identifies several sources and says it sought comment from Green’s and Jeffries’ offices.
The article gives specific procedural details, historical vote tallies, and statements from Green, Jeffries, Trump, administration spokespeople, and Raskin. It includes a critical administration response and some congressional context, but the offices of Green and Jeffries did not provide comment and the resolution’s allegations are not independently examined in the text.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article presents Green’s allegations alongside objections from the White House and the reluctance of Democratic leaders, and it explains the political and procedural hurdles. It does not provide an independent examination of the underlying deaths or a response from Green’s office.
- Counterarguments presented — The White House criticizes the resolution, and Democratic leaders have not endorsed it.
- Omitted context — The article does not independently investigate the resolution’s allegations or include a response from Green’s office.
- Source diversity — Includes lawmakers, White House spokespeople, and references to congressional records and other news outlets.
- Loaded language — Most charged descriptions are directly attributed to sources.
The article uses mostly descriptive language and attributes the resolution’s allegations and the White House’s criticism to their sources. Its headline frames the effort as a long shot, but the body also supplies historical and procedural context without a clear partisan slant.
- Language tone — Predominantly factual and attributed rather than overtly evaluative.
- Source selection — Includes Green’s position, Democratic leadership’s stance, and White House criticism.
- Framing — Frames the effort as unlikely to succeed while explaining the process and obstacles.
- Headline — “Long-shot” signals an assessment of the effort’s prospects, not a clear ideological position.
Al Green plans to force a House vote on his latest resolution to impeach President Donald Trump, citing deaths connected to federal immigration enforcement. The article says House Democratic leaders have not endorsed the effort and the White House criticized it.
The article reports that Representative Al Green plans to bring H.Res. 1486 to the House floor under a procedure requiring action within two legislative days. Green’s resolution accuses Trump of allowing immigration agencies to operate without accountability and cites four deaths. As of Monday, no other member had signed on as a cosponsor. House Democratic leaders have not endorsed the resolution, and Hakeem Jeffries has said Democrats have neither ruled impeachment in nor ruled it out. A White House spokeswoman criticized the effort, and the article says Newsweek sought comment from Green’s and Jeffries’ offices.
The article recounts earlier impeachment efforts, including votes to table resolutions and Trump’s two impeachments and Senate acquittals. It also describes the electoral and Senate vote thresholds that would constrain a future effort to remove Trump. Jamie Raskin said impeachment alone would not resolve Democrats’ concerns, while Trump predicted he would be impeached if Republicans lost the midterms.
Community verdict
16 VOTESPeople in this story
SWIPE →Introduced the impeachment resolution and is seeking a House floor vote.
President named in Green’s impeachment resolution and the subject of the article’s historical account.
Trump's version of this story ↗House Minority Leader who has declined to commit to a future impeachment effort.
Former House Speaker who opposed Green’s 2019 impeachment effort.
Democratic Caucus Chairman who voted present on Green’s December 2025 resolution.
Representative who opposed Thanedar’s planned vote and said impeachment alone would not resolve Democrats’ concerns.
Democratic Whip who voted present on Green’s December 2025 resolution.
Representative named among those who pressed Thanedar to withdraw his planned vote.
Representative who filed impeachment articles in 2025 and withdrew a planned floor vote.
Former representative described as the only member to vote present on a 2019 impeachment effort.
Part of a bigger story
11 OUTLETSThe House tabled Rep. Al Green’s resolution to impeach President Trump. Left-leaning outlets describe Green’s effort as political theater and challenge Republican criticism of Democrats. Center outlets emphasize the vote and pair Green’s rationale with Democratic leaders’ calls for more investigative work first. Right-leaning outlets focus on the effort’s potential political cost to Democrats, with several framing it as a distraction or campaign liability.
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