Another House Democrat plans to force Trump impeachment vote

Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) said Friday he will force a vote on impeaching President Trump — just days after another Trump impeachment effort was scuttled.Why it matters: Green, unlike Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.), has a history of following through on this sort of thing. He repeatedly forced unsanctioned impeachment votes against Trump during his first term.Still, senior Democratic lawmakers and leadership aides told Axios that Green should expect to come under the same kind of pressure that Thanedar faced to back off his efforts."I think the same standard would be applied," said one House Democrat.Driving the news: Green said in a letter sent to fellow House Democrats' offices that he "will call for a vote to impeach authoritarian President Donald John Trump at a time to be determined."The impeachment measure includes a single article charging Trump with "causing the devolution of democracy within the United States of America into authoritarianism with himself as an authoritarian President."Green told Axios on Wednesday that he would force such a vote despite what he anticipated would be anger from his Democratic colleagues. "I'm sure people will let me know how they feel," he said.The other side: "Every action taken by President Trump and his administration is fully lawful and firmly rooted in the will of the American people," said White House spokesperson Liz Huston. "This desperate impeachment stunt is nothing more than a reckless political act that the American people see right through," she added.Between the lines: Most House Democrats are reluctant to take an impeachment vote out of fear that any such effort will be widely viewed as premature and overtly political at this stage.Democratic leadership wants nothing to do with these efforts, in part because it forces vulnerable House Democrats to choose between appeasing their grassroots base and not alienating swing voters.With Republicans in control of both chambers, Democrats are also clear-eyed that impeaching Trump — let alone convicting him in the Senate — is virtually impossible at this stage.Thanedar was the subject of considerable anger from House Democrats for his unsanctioned efforts.Yes, but: Green is known to go his own way, even heckling Trump during his speech to a joint session of Congress in March to the point where he was escorted out of the chamber.The disruption, which came despite pleas from Democratic leadership to maintain decorum, earned him a bipartisan censure from his colleagues.But Green has become something of a celebrity among the Democratic grassroots for that incident and for his vow to pursue impeaching Trump, which he first floated in February.Spokespeople for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional statements.

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