Two articles of impeachment related to racially inflammatory statements made as president that allegedly brought harm to American society and injury on the people of the United States
Considered as a privileged matter on December 6, 2017 and the House voted 364–58 to table the resolution (with 4 additional members voting present"). No further actions
Two articles of impeachment related to racially inflammatory statements made as president that allegedly brought harm to American society and injury on the people of the United States
Considered as a privileged matter on January 19, 2018 and the House voted 355–66 to table the resolution (with 3 additional members voting present"). No further actions
Preventing, obstructing, and impeding the administration of justice during a federal investigation, including by dismissing FBI Director James Comey
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 3, 2019; referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on February 4, 2019
Article 1: "Abuse of power by soliciting the interference of Ukraine in the 2020 U.S. presidential election"
Article 2: "Obstruction of Congress by directing defiance of certain subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives"
Inciting "an insurrection against the government of the United States"
"Prior to the joint session of Congress held on January 6, 2021, to count the votes of the electoral college...repeatedly [issuing] false statements asserting that the presidential election results were fraudulent and should not be accepted by the American people or certified by state or federal officials"
"Shortly before the joint session commenced...[reiterating] false claims to a crowd near the White House and willfully [making] statements to the crowd that encouraged and foreseeably resulted in lawless action at the Capitol," including unlawful beaching and vandalizing of the Capitol and, "other violent, destructive, and seditious acts, including the killing of a law enforcement officer"
"Prior efforts to subvert and obstruct the certification of the presidential election, which included a threatening phone call to the Secretary of State of Georgia on January 2, 2021"
Grave endangerment of, "the security of the United States and its institutions of government, [threatening] the integrity of the democratic system, [interfering] with the peaceful transition of power, and [imperiling] a coequal branch of government"
"Refusing to acknowledge, and opposing efforts to protect against, Russian interference in U.S. affairs"
"Expressing willingness to accept foreign assistance to win reelection"
"Refusing to accept the results of the election; undermining the ability of American citizens to exercise their rights as voters"
"Falsely alleging widespread voting fraud while producing no evidence"
"Inciting his supporters to believe falsely that the election had been stolen from him"
"Failing to take action to protect federal officers, personnel, property, and institutions on January 6, 2021, when the Capitol was besieged by his supporters"
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 11, 2021; referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on March 4, 2021
Article 1: "[Abuse of] the powers of the presidency by attempting to unlawfully overturn the results of Georgia's presidential election."
Article 2: "[Abuse of] the powers of the presidency by inciting violence and orchestrating an attempted coup."
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 11, 2021; referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on March 4, 2021
"Encouraging his supporters to descend on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, while Congress certified the results of the presidential election, leading to destruction and death."
Article 2 (abuse of the powers of the presidency "by corrupting the electoral process"):
"Soliciting a foreign government (Ukraine) to intervene in the 2020 presidential election"
"Soliciting the Secretary of State of Georgia to overturn election results in Georgia"
"During the 2016 presidential election, making unlawful payments to silence persons with unfavorable information about him"
Article 3: [Accepting] emoluments, including from foreign states, and, in doing so [having] violated anti-corruption provisions of the Constitution and used the power of the presidency for improper personal gain"
Article 4: Obstructing justice by, "for example, directing the firing of the Special Counsel who was investigating him in 2017 and later ordering federal officials to lie about this directive"
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 11, 2021; referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on March 4, 2021
"Through declarations and conduct prior to and following the security breach at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, President Trump (1) undermined the integrity of his high office; (2) sowed discord among the people of the United States; and (3) violated his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of President and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution."
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 12, 2021; referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on March 4, 2021
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