Title: Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution impeaches President Donald John Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Specifically, the resolution sets forth two articles of impeachment stating that President Trump has abused the powers of the presidency.
The first article states that, using the powers of his office, President Trump sought to threaten, intimidate, and solicit the Secretary of State of Georgia to acquiesce to his demand to find enough votes to make him the winner of Georgia's presidential election, even though the votes in Georgia had already been counted three times in favor of his opponent. The article further states that, by doing so, President Trump actively undermined public faith and confidence in the integrity of American elections, subverted the rule of law, and placed his personal interests above the national interest.
The second article states that President Trump has endeavored to undermine foundations of U.S. democracy, indicating an intention to make himself an authoritarian ruler who is unaccountable to the U.S. people. The article specifies the following actions by President Trump:
Both articles state that, by such conduct, President Trump warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold U.S. office.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 26 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 26

Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high 
                        crimes and misdemeanors.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2021

Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Waters, Mr. Johnson 
 of Georgia, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Watson 
  Coleman, Ms. Norton, Ms. Omar, Mr. Carson, Mr. Rush, Mr. Lawson of 
 Florida, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Payne, 
Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Bush, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. 
Pocan, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Williams of Georgia, 
Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bowman, and 
 Mr. Espaillat) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               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 misdemeanors and that the following 
articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate:
     Articles 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 its 
impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors.

                               article i 

    The Constitution provides that the House of Representatives ``shall 
have the sole Power of Impeachment'' and that the President ``shall be 
removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, 
Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors''. 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 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 John Trump has abused the powers of the Presidency, in 
that:
    Using the powers of his high office, on Saturday, January 2, 2021, 
just four days before the Joint Meeting of Congress required by the 
Constitution for the purpose of opening and counting the electoral 
votes cast for the office of President and Vice-President, Donald John 
Trump sought to threaten, intimidate, and corruptly solicit the 
Secretary of State for the State of Georgia to acquiesce to his demand 
that he somehow ``find 11,780 votes'', which he claimed he was entitled 
to and would result in a determination that he was the winner of the 
Presidential election in the State of Georgia, notwithstanding the fact 
that votes in the State of Georgia had already been thrice counted in 
favor of the certified winner, his opponent and former Vice-President 
Joseph R. Biden.
    In this, the President of the United States abused the powers of 
the Presidency by actively undermining public faith and confidence in 
the integrity of the American electoral system, subverting the rule of 
law, and placing his personal political and private interests above the 
national interest.
    Wherefore Donald John Trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that 
he will remain a threat to security of the Nation and the Constitution 
if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly 
incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law and thus warrants 
impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to 
hold and enjoy any Office of honor, trust, or profit under the United 
States.

                              article ii 

    The Constitution provides that the House of Representatives ``shall 
have the sole Power of Impeachment'' and that the President ``shall be 
removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, 
Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors''. 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 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 John Trump has abused the powers of the Presidency, in 
that:
    Abusing the powers and resources of his high office, Donald John 
Trump has actively and continuously endeavored to undermine the 
essential institutions and foundations of a democratic system of 
government in the United States, engaging in a long train of abuses and 
usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evincing a design to 
make himself an authoritarian ruler unaccountable to, and independent 
of, the people of the United States by:
            (1) Soliciting and welcoming the assistance of a hostile 
        foreign power to aid him in securing election in 2016 as 
        President of the United States.
            (2) Refusing to acknowledge Russian interference in the 
        internal affairs of the United States, and then opposing 
        responses by Congress and the Executive Branch to protect the 
        national security and interests of the United States against 
        future Russian interference and aggression.
            (3) Publicly conveying his interest and willingness to 
        accept the assistance of foreign powers in his attempt to win 
        reelection as President of the United States.
            (4) Refusing continuously to acknowledge to the American 
        people that he would accept and be bound by the verdict 
        rendered in the 2020 Presidential election, instead claiming 
        that any outcome in which he was not declared the winner was 
        fraudulent, rigged, and illegitimate.
            (5) Taking active measures to impede and undermine the 
        ability of American citizens to convey their disapproval of his 
        continuance in office by exercising their rights as voters, 
        including misusing the United States Postal Service to prevent 
        the timely delivery of mail-in ballots.
            (6) Instituting frivolous lawsuits to overturn the results 
        of the 2020 Presidential election, falsely alleging wide-spread 
        voting fraud but producing no evidence in support of his 
        spurious allegations.
            (7) Exhorting and inciting his supporters to believe 
        falsely that victory in the 2020 Presidential election had been 
        stolen from him and that constitutionally required Joint 
        Meeting of Congress for the purpose of counting the votes of 
        electors and announcement of the result by the President of the 
        Senate was illegitimate and intended to complete the theft of 
        his victory.
            (8) Failing to take action to protect and defend Federal 
        officers and personnel, property, buildings, and institutions 
        on January 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol that was besieged by 
        supporters of Donald John Trump, resulting in extensive damage 
        to the property of the United States and the deaths of at least 
        four persons.
    In all of this, President 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. As the Framers 
wrote in 1776 in the Declaration of Independence, a person, ``whose 
character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant, is 
unfit to be the ruler of a free people''.
    Wherefore Donald John Trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that 
he will remain a threat to security of the Nation and the Constitution 
if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly 
incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law and thus warrants 
impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to 
hold and enjoy any Office of honor, trust, or profit under the United 
States.
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