Rep. Al Green to File Articles of Impeachment Against President Trump After Being Censured for Joint Address Outburst

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Dem bounced from speech reveals when he'll announce articles of impeachment against Trump

Green told Raw Story that Trump has only grown more dangerous after the Supreme Court granted him broad immunity from prosecution for official presidential acts. "He believes he has absolute immunity in all areas," said Green. "And I think that he believes that the Office of the Presidency is something that allows him to do what he chooses with agencies that report to the Executive branch."

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U.S. House votes to censure Houston Congressman Al Green for disrupting Trump’s address

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to censure Houston Congressman Al Green for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday in Washington. The Republican-led House voted 224-198 to censure Green, a Democrat. A censure is a formal statement of disapproval. It doesn’t remove a congress member from office.

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Al Green: I'm Filing Articles of Impeachment, Trump's Incivility Unacceptable

When asked about possibly being removed from Congressional committees, Green said, “Well, I had a reporter to approach me and call this to my attention. I am here to serve the people of the 9th Congressional District. I believe that I have taken this oath that I have taken, and I pledge to do that. I would hope that they wouldn’t. I would not agree with it. But if they do, it’ll give me more time to work on my articles of impeachment.”

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Congressman Al Green Says He'll File Articles of Impeachment Against Trump

Congressman Al Green says he'll file Articles of Impeachment against President Trump. Green was escorted out of the House of Representatives for interrupting Trump's speech. He says Democrats need to engage in some "righteous incivility" of their own. Green didn't give a timeframe for when this filing could take place.

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Rep. Al Green was removed from the chamber for his raucous behavior during Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday evening. Green confirmed his intention to file articles of impeachment in an interview with TMZ on Thursday. He explained: "This level of incivility emanating from the presidency, much of it in policy, is something we cannot tolerate"

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Al Green censured by Congress after disrupting Donald Trump address - National

The House voted 224-198 in favour of the censure on Thursday, 10 Democrats included. On Wednesday, Democrats had attempted to prevent the motion to censure, but were outvoted by Republicans 209-211. The House has only censured five other lawmakers in the last 20 years, making Green the sixth.

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Democrats join forces with Republicans to censure Al Green for Trump speech outburst

The House formally censured Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas on Thursday after he repeatedly interrupted President Donald Trump's congressional address Tuesday night. After multiple disruptions and warnings during Trump's speech, Speaker Mike Johnson ordered Green to be escorted from the House chamber by the sergeant at arms. House Republicans promptly filed a resolution to censure the disruptive Democrat the following day.

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Rep. Al Green Censured By Congress * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Anthony T

Rep. Al Green announced he was being censured on X and wrote, “During the 10:00 hour ET, Congressman Al Green will be censured this morning for standing up to President Trump.” The House voted in favor of Green’s censure in a 224-198 vote.

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House Censures Democratic Rep. Al Green For Outburst During Trump's Address To Congress

The House of Representatives voted to censure Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Trump's speech on Tuesday night. Green stood up while Trump was speaking, shaking his cane in the air,yelling, "You have no mandate!" House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told Green: "Take your seat, sir!"

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GOP Resolution Seeks To Strip Committee Assignments From Dems Who Disrupted Al Green Censure

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) revealed a resolution that seeks to strip committee assignments from those who stood in the House chamber well and sang “We Shall Overcome” House Speaker Mike Johnson slammed his gavel and called for the House to “come to order” but ultimately announced a recess.

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Just 10 Democrats Vote To Censure Al Green For Heckling Trump

The House of Representatives voted largely along party lines Thursday to censure Democratic Texas Rep. Al Green for heckling President

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House Votes to Advance Censure of Al Green Over Trump Speech Disruption › American Greatness

The House of Representatives voted to advance a formal censure resolution against Al Green. The measure was introduced by Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash), one of the only two Republicans left in the House who voted in favor of President Trump’s second impeachment in 2021.

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Could Al Green Face An Expulsion Vote? One GOP Lawmaker Believes That’s A ‘Reasonable Consideration’

Rep. Al Green (D-TX) was censured for heckling President Donald Trump during his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) was asked whether he thinks Republicans should “take a step further and potentially bring a vote to expel” Green. “I think it could be a reasonable consideration because I think … we’re going to have to do something to combat this craziness that’s going on,” he replied.

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