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. 
Resolved, That Donald John Trump, President of the 
United States, is impeached for high crimes and mis-
demeanors and that the following article of impeachment 
be exhibited to the United States Senate: 
Article of impeachment exhibited by the House of 
Representatives of the United States of America in the 
name of itself and of the people of the United States of 
America, against Donald John Trump, President of the 
United States of America, in maintenance and support of 
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its impeachment against him for high crimes and mis-
demeanors. 
ARTICLE I 
In his conduct while President of the United States, 
Donald John Trump, in violation of his constitutional oath 
faithfully to execute the office of President of the United 
States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, 
and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in 
violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the 
laws be faithfully executed, has prevented, obstructed and 
impeded the administration of justice during a Federal in-
vestigation in that: 
Knowing that Federal law enforcement authorities 
were investigating possible criminal law violations of his 
former National Security Advisor, General Michael Flynn 
and knowing that Federal law enforcement authorities 
were conducting one or more investigations into Russian 
state interference in the 2016 campaign for President of 
the United States, and that such investigation(s) included 
the conduct of his campaign personnel and associates act-
ing on behalf of the campaign, to include the possible col-
lusion by those individuals with the Russian government, 
Donald John Trump sought to use his authority to hinder 
and cause the termination of such investigation(s) includ-
ing through threatening, and then terminating, James 
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Comey, who was until such termination the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
The pattern of behavior leading to the conclusion that 
he sought to cause the hindrance or termination of said 
investigation(s) include the following: 
(1) Requesting that the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation curtail the investigation of 
the activities of General Michael Flynn under cir-
cumstances wherein it appeared that Director 
Comey might be terminated if he failed to adhere to 
such request. 
(2) Making a determination to terminate the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and 
only thereafter requesting that the Deputy Attorney 
General provide him with a memorandum detailing 
inadequacies in the Director’s performance of his 
duties. 
(3) Despite offering differing rationales for the 
termination of the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, admitted subsequently that the main 
reason for the termination was that the Director 
would not close or alter the investigation of matters 
related to the involvement of Russia in the 2016 
campaign for President of the United States. 
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(4) Stated that, once he had terminated the Di-
rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 
pressure of said investigation had been significantly 
reduced. 
In all of this, Donald John Trump has acted in a 
manner contrary to his trust as President and subversive 
of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the 
cause of law and justice and to the manifest injury of the 
people of the United States. 
Wherefore, Donald John Trump, by such conduct, 
warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office. 
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