At Least 10 New Democratic Members to Carry Al Green's Push to Impeach Trump

At least 10 incoming progressive members of the House Democratic caucus are expected to support efforts to impeach President Donald Trump. They will carry forward a push led by outgoing Rep. Al Green.

Green and representatives from the Removal Coalition and Courage for Democracy Project discussed the effort after a Capitol Hill news conference. The news conference came months after the Texas Democrat introduced articles of impeachment against Trump in August.

Green is counting on support from Reps.-elect Melat Kiros of Colorado, Nancy Lacore of South Carolina, Dan Koh of Massachusetts, Chris Rabb of Pennsylvania and Angela Gonzales-Torres of California, along with several other incoming Democrats, to continue his impeachment efforts after he leaves Congress.

Green said: 'Impeachment is the only means for our future. We cannot deal with a president who engages in corruption.' He said the end is to have the president removed from office, and applauded the courageous members carrying the efforts into the next Congress.

Green pointed to Trump's cryptocurrency dealings as one example of what he characterized as corruption by the president.

Gonzales-Torres said she intends to continue Green's efforts while representing the more than 100,000 Los Angeles voters she said elected her to Congress.

The coalition acknowledged uncertainty over whether its impeachment efforts would succeed, noting that even if the House approved articles against Trump, the Senate could again decline to convict him, as it did in Trump's two previous impeachment trials.

Organizers expressed confidence that growing grassroots pressure could persuade additional Democratic lawmakers to support impeachment. Keira Havens, co-founder of the Courage for Democracy Project, said: 'The more we articulate this effort and talk about why it is so crucial that we get rid of Trump, the more support we will have.'

Havens also acknowledged that some Democrats who oppose Trump may still reject impeachment articles because they believe the allegations lack sufficient legal grounds or that conviction would fail in the Senate.

A constitutional expert affiliated with the Courage for Democracy Project argued that Senate impeachment procedures could provide additional avenues for removing a president, citing Rule VIII. The Constitution gives the House the sole power of impeachment and the Senate the sole power to try impeachments.

Jessica Denson, identified as the founder of the Removal Coalition, criticized Democratic lawmakers who have prioritized congressional hearings and potential prosecutions of Trump administration officials over impeaching the president himself. Denson called those lawmakers 'spineless,' and the coalition said 'hearings and prosecutions aren't enough,' arguing that enough public backlash will lead remaining Democratic lawmakers to get behind impeachment efforts.

The effort comes as Democrats prepare to take control of the House in January, potentially giving impeachment supporters a greater opportunity to advance resolutions against Trump. Under the Constitution, impeachment requires a simple majority in the House, while conviction and removal from office require a two-thirds majority of senators present.

The coalition also said it intends to pursue impeachment proceedings against War Secretary Pete Hegseth. It argued that Hegseth should face impeachment alongside Trump, claiming that any wrongdoing uncovered involving the war secretary could also implicate the president. However, a finding of wrongdoing by Hegseth would not automatically establish legal or constitutional liability for Trump.

Trump and Hegseth did not respond to a request for comment on the effort.