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By Ellie Cook
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Texas Democratic Representative Al Green has said he will bring articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in the coming weeks, in a renewed attempt from the vocal critic of Trump to bring charges against him.
Why It Matters
Trump was impeached twice during his first term in office, but the Senate acquitted him on all counts. He nonetheless became the first president to be impeached on two occasions.
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What To Know
"Within the next 30 days, I'm bringing articles of impeachment," Green said during an appearance at a Hand Off! rally in Washington D.C. on Saturday.
Addressing the Republican president, Green added: "I'm coming for you."
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Articles of impeachment are written documents, outlining specific charges against an individual, to which the accused party would typically respond. Green had called for Trump's impeachment during his first term in the Oval Office.
Green said in February the "movement to impeach the president has begun," and pledged to bring articles of impeachment against Trump over his proposals for Gaza, which the Democrat called "ethnic cleansing."
"We need a Senate that will convict him this time, and I want you to know, from my heart, from my heart, I understand that he is a Goliath," Green said in remarks reported by The Hill on Saturday. "But my friends, my friends, for every Goliath, there is a David."
The Hands Off! movement describes itself as a "nationwide mobilization" opposing the Trump administration's sweeping changes over the past two and a half months. Its organizers said "millions" of people had joined more than 1,300 separate protests across all 50 U.S. states, and more broadly across the world, on Saturday.
The protest movement said the U.S. government wished "to strip America for parts—shuttering Social Security offices, firing essential workers, eliminating consumer protections, and gutting Medicaid."
Green was forcibly removed from Congress during an address by Trump early last month, during which the president said he had earned a mandate to slash Medicaid.
Green shouted during the session that Trump had "no mandate" to cut Medicaid, before Speaker Mike Johnson ordered the Texas Democrat to be removed from the chamber.
"Last night I stood up for those who need Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security," Green said in a statement posted to social media the following day.
What People Are Saying
Representative Al Green said in remarks directed toward President Donald Trump on Saturday: "You can't be entrusted with liberty and justice for all. You can't be entrusted with government of the people, by the people, for the people."
What Happens Next
It remains to be seen whether Green will bring the articles of impeachment, and whether the House of Representatives will vote to adopt those articles.
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