Dem to introduce impeachment articles over Charlottesville
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Rep. Steve Cohen (D), a Tennessee liberal, announced Thursday that he will introduce articles of impeachment against President Trump based on his defense of the white supremacists who participated in a deadly rally in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend.
“Instead of unequivocally condemning hateful actions by neo-Nazis, white nationalists and Klansmen following a national tragedy, the President said 'there were very fine people on both sides.' There are no good Nazis. There are no good Klansmen,” Cohen said in a statement.
“President Trump has failed the presidential test of moral leadership.”
Cohen’s decision follows on the heels of a similar effort by Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), who last month introduced his own articles of impeachment contending Trump obstructed justice amid the federal investigation into Russia’s interference with the 2016 presidential election. Rep. Al GreenAl GreenDem lawmaker calls for Trump's removal Overnight Finance: GOP pivots to tax reform | Senate leaders, Mnuchin huddle on debt ceiling | Key official won't challenge arbitration rule | Dems want hearing on new Wells Fargo scandal Top Financial Services Dems call for hearing on growing Wells Fargo scandal MORE (D-Texas) is the only other Democrat to endorse Sherman’s resolution.
Dem to introduce impeachment articles over Charlottesville