House quashes another Trump impeachment push with Dem help

Andrew Solender

Close-up of President Donald Trump wearing a white cap marked "USA", waving to a cheering crowd from a podium with microphones; a blurred audience behind him. — President Trump at his golf course in Doonberg, Ireland on Sept. 13. Photo: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

The House voted for the third time in two years to quash a rogue effort by Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) to impeach President Trump.

Why it matters: As with the last two times, the vote divided House Democrats. Some sided with Green, but others voted "present" or actively helped GOP leadership defeat the effort.

Green frustrated his Democratic colleagues by forcing the vote without support from party leadership, with one telling Axios the move was "fucked up."
The Texas Democrat defended his attempts to impeach Trump over killings committed by federal immigration officials, calling it a "life and death" matter.

Driving the news: The House voted 232-147 for Republican leadership's measure to table — effectively, kill — Green's motion to force a vote on impeaching Trump, with 47 members voting "present."

Between the lines: Some Democrats who voted with Green privately sneered before the vote that it was a distraction from party messaging on the House's last in-session week before the midterm.

Green pushed back by saying the lawmakers who criticized him "don't have the courage to stand up and face me" and challenging them to debate the matter publicly.

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