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

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 13 Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 3, 2019 Mr. SHERMAN (for himself and Mr. GREEN of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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 article of impeachment 3 be exhibited to the United States Senate: 4 Article 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:41 Jan 04, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR13.IH HR13 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 13 IH its impeachment against him for high crimes and mis- 1 demeanors. 2 ARTICLE I 3 In his conduct while President of the United States, 4 Donald John Trump, in violation of his constitutional oath 5 faithfully to execute the office of President of the United 6 States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, 7 and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in 8 violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the 9 laws be faithfully executed, has prevented, obstructed and 10 impeded the administration of justice during a Federal in- 11 vestigation in that: 12 Knowing that Federal law enforcement authorities 13 were investigating possible criminal law violations of his 14 former National Security Advisor, General Michael Flynn 15 and knowing that Federal law enforcement authorities 16 were conducting one or more investigations into Russian 17 state interference in the 2016 campaign for President of 18 the United States, and that such investigation(s) included 19 the conduct of his campaign personnel and associates act- 20 ing on behalf of the campaign, to include the possible col- 21 lusion by those individuals with the Russian government, 22 Donald John Trump sought to use his authority to hinder 23 and cause the termination of such investigation(s) includ- 24 ing through threatening, and then terminating, James 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:41 Jan 04, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR13.IH HR13 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 13 IH Comey, who was until such termination the Director of 1 the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 2 The pattern of behavior leading to the conclusion that 3 he sought to cause the hindrance or termination of said 4 investigation(s) include the following: 5 (1) Requesting that the Director of the Federal 6 Bureau of Investigation curtail the investigation of 7 the activities of General Michael Flynn under cir- 8 cumstances wherein it appeared that Director 9 Comey might be terminated if he failed to adhere to 10 such request. 11 (2) Making a determination to terminate the 12 Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and 13 only thereafter requesting that the Deputy Attorney 14 General provide him with a memorandum detailing 15 inadequacies in the Director’s performance of his 16 duties. 17 (3) Despite offering differing rationales for the 18 termination of the Director of the Federal Bureau of 19 Investigation, admitted subsequently that the main 20 reason for the termination was that the Director 21 would not close or alter the investigation of matters 22 related to the involvement of Russia in the 2016 23 campaign for President of the United States. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:41 Jan 04, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR13.IH HR13 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HRES 13 IH (4) Stated that, once he had terminated the Di- 1 rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 2 pressure of said investigation had been significantly 3 reduced. 4 In all of this, Donald John Trump has acted in a 5 manner contrary to his trust as President and subversive 6 of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the 7 cause of law and justice and to the manifest injury of the 8 people of the United States. 9 Wherefore, Donald John Trump, by such conduct, 10 warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:41 Jan 04, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR13.IH HR13 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS