A Democrat lawmaker is pushing the House toward a vote this week on seven articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.

During an appearance on the House floor, Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) announced that he intended to invoke privilege, which compels the GOP leadership to act on his impeachment resolution within two legislative days.

It’s likely that Republicans will move to table the measure, effectively squashing the effort.

Thanedar’s impeachment articles, which he unveiled in April, accuse Trump of committing various “high crimes and misdemeanors” over alleged constitutional violations related to taxpayer funds, deportations, tariffs, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), retaliation against the press, and more.

“Donald J. Trump has been committing crimes since day one,” Thanedar said during his remarks on Tuesday. After ticking off the focus of his impeachment articles, he also took note of Trump’s controversial plan to accept a roughly $400 million luxury aircraft known as the “Flying Palace” from Qatar.

In his first term, Trump was impeached twice, when the Democrats commanded the House. One inquiry dealt with Ukraine, and the other with January 6. Both efforts ended in acquittal by a GOP-led Senate. Rep. Al Green (D-TX) announced in February, just over two weeks after Inauguration Day, that he would begin a push to impeach Trump for “dastardly deeds.”

After Thanedar followed suit, revealing his seven articles of impeachment last month, Trump fired back with a lengthy post on X.

“The Democrats are really out of control. They have lost everything, especially their minds! These Radical Left Lunatics are into the ‘Impeachment thing’ again,” Trump said on X. “They have already got two ‘No Name,’ little respected Congressmen, total Whackjobs both, throwing the ‘Impeachment’ of DONALD J. TRUMP around, for about the 20th time, even though they have no idea for what I would be Impeached.”

As Trump continued, he suggested that Republicans should consider expelling the Democrats who are perpetuating the impeachment efforts against him.

“These are very dishonest people that won’t let our Country heal! Why do we allow them to continuously use Impeachment as a weapon against the President of the United States who, by all accounts, is working hard to SAVE OUR COUNTRY,” Trump said.

Meanwhile, top Democrats in the House refused to endorse Thanedar’s impeachment bid.

House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) told reporters that impeachment was “not an exercise that we’re willing to undertake” given doubts that Republicans would get on board. And House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said he would not have “anything further to add” until he speaks with Thanedar.

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A Democrat lawmaker is pushing the House toward a vote this week on seven articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.

During an appearance on the House floor, Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) announced that he intended to invoke privilege, which compels the GOP leadership to act on his impeachment resolution within two legislative days.

It’s likely that Republicans will move to table the measure, effectively squashing the effort.

Thanedar’s impeachment articles, which he unveiled in April, accuse Trump of committing various “high crimes and misdemeanors” over alleged constitutional violations related to taxpayer funds, deportations, tariffs, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), retaliation against the press, and more.

“Donald J. Trump has been committing crimes since day one,” Thanedar said during his remarks on Tuesday. After ticking off the focus of his impeachment articles, he also took note of Trump’s controversial plan to accept a roughly $400 million luxury aircraft known as the “Flying Palace” from Qatar.

In his first term, Trump was impeached twice, when the Democrats commanded the House. One inquiry dealt with Ukraine, and the other with January 6. Both efforts ended in acquittal by a GOP-led Senate. Rep. Al Green (D-TX) announced in February, just over two weeks after Inauguration Day, that he would begin a push to impeach Trump for “dastardly deeds.”

After Thanedar followed suit, revealing his seven articles of impeachment last month, Trump fired back with a lengthy post on X.

“The Democrats are really out of control. They have lost everything, especially their minds! These Radical Left Lunatics are into the ‘Impeachment thing’ again,” Trump said on X. “They have already got two ‘No Name,’ little respected Congressmen, total Whackjobs both, throwing the ‘Impeachment’ of DONALD J. TRUMP around, for about the 20th time, even though they have no idea for what I would be Impeached.”

As Trump continued, he suggested that Republicans should consider expelling the Democrats who are perpetuating the impeachment efforts against him.

“These are very dishonest people that won’t let our Country heal! Why do we allow them to continuously use Impeachment as a weapon against the President of the United States who, by all accounts, is working hard to SAVE OUR COUNTRY,” Trump said.

Meanwhile, top Democrats in the House refused to endorse Thanedar’s impeachment bid.

House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) told reporters that impeachment was “not an exercise that we’re willing to undertake” given doubts that Republicans would get on board. And House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said he would not have “anything further to add” until he speaks with Thanedar.

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