Title: Censuring President Donald J. Trump.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This resolution censures President Donald J. Trump for (1) actions taken which constitute a willful abuse of power, and (2) putting his personal political interests before those of the American people in a manner that undermines the democratic process.
The resolution calls on President Trump to (1) refrain from any conduct that invites foreign interference in U.S. elections or undermines U.S. government investigations into foreign interference, (2) respect the constitutionally defined separation of powers, (3) uphold his oath of office and fulfill his constitutional responsibilities to the American people, and (4) acknowledge and admit wrongdoing and apologize to the American people.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 766 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 766

                  Censuring President Donald J. Trump.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 17, 2019

 Ms. Gabbard submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
                  Censuring President Donald J. Trump.

Whereas in his conduct of the office of President of the United States--and in 
        violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of 
        the 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--Donald J. Trump, acting both directly and through 
        his agents within and outside the United States Government, abused the 
        powers of the Presidency for his own personal political gain;
Whereas President Trump, using the powers of his high office, solicited the 
        interference of Ukraine in the 2020 United States Presidential election;
Whereas President Trump conducted a scheme or course of conduct that included 
        soliciting the Government of Ukraine to investigate his political rival, 
        former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.;
Whereas President Trump abused the powers of the Presidency by ignoring or 
        injuring vital national interests to obtain an improper personal 
        political benefit and betrayed the Nation by abusing his high office to 
        enlist a foreign power in interfering with democratic elections;
Whereas President Trump used the powers of the Presidency to undermine the 
        integrity of the United States democratic process, thereby ignoring and 
        injuring the interests of the Nation;
Whereas President Trump has demonstrated that he has acted in a manner grossly 
        incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law; and
Whereas President Trump has acted in a manner contrary to the trust voters 
        placed in him as President, to the great prejudice of the cause of law 
        and justice, and to the manifest injury of the people of the United 
        States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) censures President Donald J. Trump for actions taken by 
        the President as outlined in this resolution, which constitute 
        a willful abuse of power;
            (2) censures President Donald J. Trump for putting his 
        personal political interests before those of the American 
        people in a manner that undermines the integrity of the United 
        States democratic process;
            (3) calls on President Donald J. Trump to refrain from any 
        conduct that invites foreign interference in United States 
        elections or undermines United States Government investigations 
        into foreign interference;
            (4) calls on President Donald J. Trump and the executive 
        branch of government to respect the constitutionally defined 
        separation of powers;
            (5) strongly urges President Donald J. Trump to uphold his 
        oath of office as established by the Constitution of the United 
        States and fulfill his constitutional responsibilities to the 
        American people; and
            (6) calls on President Donald J. Trump to acknowledge and 
        admit wrongdoing as outlined in this resolution and apologize 
        to the American people.
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