IV 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 438 

Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high 

crimes and misdemeanors. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 12, 2017 

Mr. SHERMAN (for himself and Mr. AL GREEN of Texas) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United 

States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. 

1 Resolved, That Donald John Trump, President of the 

2 United States, is impeached for high crimes and mis3 demeanors and that the following article of impeachment 

4 be exhibited to the United States Senate: 

5 Article of impeachment exhibited by the House of 

6 Representatives of the United States of America in the 

7 name of itself and of the people of the United States of 

8 America, against Donald John Trump, President of the 

9 United States of America, in maintenance and support of 


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1 its impeachment against him for high crimes and mis2 demeanors. 

3 ARTICLE I

4 In his conduct while President of the United States, 

5 Donald John Trump, in violation of his constitutional oath 

6 faithfully to execute the office of President of the United 

7 States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, 

8 and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in 

9 violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the 

10 laws be faithfully executed, has prevented, obstructed and 

11 impeded the administration of justice during a Federal in12 vestigation in that: 

13 Knowing that Federal law enforcement authorities 

14 were investigating possible criminal law violations of his 

15 former National Security Advisor, General Michael Flynn 

16 and knowing that Federal law enforcement authorities 

17 were conducting one or more investigations into Russian 

18 state interference in the 2016 campaign for President of 

19 the United States, and that such investigation(s) included 

20 the conduct of his campaign personnel and associates act21 ing on behalf of the campaign, to include the possible col22 lusion by those individuals with the Russian government, 

23 Donald John Trump sought to use his authority to hinder 

24 and cause the termination of such investigation(s) includ25 ing through threatening, and then terminating, James 


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1 Comey, who was until such termination the Director of 

2 the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

3 The pattern of behavior leading to the conclusion that 

4 he sought to cause the hindrance or termination of said 

5 investigation(s) include the following: 

6 (1) Requesting that the Director of the Federal 

7 Bureau of Investigation curtail the investigation of 

8 the activities of General Michael Flynn under cir9 cumstances wherein it appeared that Director 

10 Comey might be terminated if he failed to adhere to 

11 such request. 

12 (2) Making a determination to terminate the 

13 Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and 

14 only thereafter requesting that the Deputy Attorney 

15 General provide him with a memorandum detailing 

16 inadequacies in the Director’s performance of his 

17 duties. 

18 (3) Despite offering differing rationales for the 

19 termination of the Director of the Federal Bureau of 

20 Investigation, admitted subsequently that the main 

21 reason for the termination was that the Director 

22 would not close or alter the investigation of matters 

23 related to the involvement of Russia in the 2016 

24 campaign for President of the United States. 


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1 (4) Stated that, once he had terminated the Di2 rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 

3 pressure of said investigation had been significantly 

4 reduced. 

5 In all of this, Donald John Trump has acted in a 

6 manner contrary to his trust as President and subversive 

7 of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the 

8 cause of law and justice and to the manifest injury of the 

9 people of the United States. 

10 Wherefore, Donald John Trump, by such conduct, 

11 warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office. 

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