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

IV 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 32 Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 11, 2021 Ms. OMAR (for herself, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. RUSH, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. SWALWELL, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. BUSH, Mr. JONES, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. CARSON, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. LIEU, Mr. JOHN- SON of Georgia, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. TAKANO, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. COOPER, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. TONKO, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MENG, Ms. DEAN, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. LEE of Cali- fornia, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. BROWN, Ms. SPEIER, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. KEATING, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. JACOBS of California, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. WATERS, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. BONAMICI, and Mr. JEFFRIES) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju- diciary VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:54 Jan 11, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\HR32.IH HR32 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 32 IH RESOLUTION Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. Resolved, That Donald John Trump, President of the 1 United States, is impeached for high crimes and mis- 2 demeanors and that the following articles of impeachment 3 be exhibited to the United States Senate: 4 Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of 5 Representatives of the United States of America in the 6 name of itself and of the people of the United States of 7 America, against Donald John Trump, President of the 8 United States of America, in maintenance and support of 9 its impeachment against him for high crimes and mis- 10 demeanors. 11 ARTICLE I 12 In his conduct of the office of President of the United 13 States, Donald John Trump—and in violation of his con- 14 stitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President 15 of the United States and, to the best of his ability, pre- 16 serve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United 17 States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take 18 care that the laws be faithfully executed—Donald John 19 Trump has abused the powers of the Presidency by at- 20 tempting to unlawfully overturn the results of the Novem- 21 ber 2020 Presidential election in the State of Georgia. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:54 Jan 11, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR32.IH HR32 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 32 IH On January 2, 2021, President Trump violated his 1 constitutional duty to take care that the laws of the 2 United States be faithfully executed when, on a recorded 3 call, he repeatedly asked Georgia Secretary of State Brad 4 Raffensperger to overturn the finalized and verified results 5 of the November 2020 Presidential election in the State 6 of Georgia. President Trump misused the power of his of- 7 fice by threatening an elected official with unspecified con- 8 sequences if he failed to pursue the President’s false 9 claims and attempting to coerce an elected official to com- 10 mit fraud. His actions and statements on this call amount- 11 ed to interference with the impartial election process in 12 direct contravention of both Federal law and the laws of 13 the State of Georgia. 14 In all of this, Donald John Trump has acted in a 15 manner contrary to his trust as President and subversive 16 of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the 17 cause of law and justice and to the manifest injury of the 18 people of the United States. 19 Wherefore, Donald John Trump, by such conduct, 20 warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and 21 disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, 22 trust, or profit under the United States. 23 ARTICLE II 24 In his conduct of the office of President of the United 25 States—and in violation of his constitutional oath faith- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:26 Jan 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR32.IH HR32 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HRES 32 IH fully to execute the office of President of the United States 1 and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend 2 the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of 3 his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faith- 4 fully executed—Donald John Trump has abused the pow- 5 ers of the Presidency to incite violence and orchestrate an 6 attempted coup against our country. 7 On January 6, 2021, President Trump encouraged 8 individuals to travel to Washington, DC, with the sole pur- 9 pose of inciting violence and obstructing Congress in en- 10 gaging in its constitutionally mandated legislative business 11 of certifying the electoral college results of the 2020 elec- 12 tion. He incited a crowd of supporters in Washington, DC, 13 to violently attack the United States Capitol while both 14 chambers of Congress were in session, saying ‘‘You’ll 15 never take back our country with weakness. You have to 16 show strength and you have to be strong’’. After those 17 supporters had violently breached the Capitol, he put out 18 a further statement repeating his false claims of election 19 fraud and telling the members of the mob, ‘‘We love you, 20 you’re very special’’. 21 In all of this, Donald John Trump has acted in a 22 manner contrary to his trust as President and subversive 23 of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:26 Jan 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR32.IH HR32 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HRES 32 IH cause of law and justice and to the manifest injury of the 1 people of the United States. 2 Wherefore, Donald John Trump, by such conduct, 3 warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and 4 disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, 5 trust, or profit under the United States. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:26 Jan 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR32.IH HR32 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS