119-hres537

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 537 Laid on Table in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 537

 Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high 
 crimes and misdemeanors.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 24, 2025

 Mr. Green of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; which was laid on the table

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 RESOLUTION

 Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high 
 crimes and misdemeanors.

 Resolved, That Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, is 
impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following 
articles of impeachment be exhibited to the Senate:
 Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives 
of the United States of America in the name of itself and of the people 
of the United States of America, against Donald J. Trump, President of 
the United States of America, in maintenance and support of its 
impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors.

article i: abuse of presidential powers by disregarding the separation 
 of powers--devolving american democracy into authoritarianism by 
 unconstitutionally usurping congress's power to declare war

 In his conduct of the office of President of the United States, 
Donald J. Trump, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to 
execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best 
of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the 
United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care 
that the laws be faithfully executed, abused the powers of the 
presidency when he disregarded the doctrine of separation of powers by 
usurping Congress's power to declare war and ordered the United States 
military to bomb another country without the constitutionally-mandated 
congressional authorization or notice to Congress--cognizant of the 
fact that should another country's military bomb a facility within the 
United States of America, it would be a de facto declaration of war 
against the United States of America.
 On June 12, 2025, the State of Israel initiated attacks on Iran, 
ostensibly to target sites and individuals of importance to Iran's 
nuclear program. Iran retaliated, and the conflict has escalated 
between Israel and Iran, though at no point did Iran pose any imminent 
threat to the United States.
 On June 21, 2025, President Trump announced ``successful'' attacks 
on three nuclear sites in Iran: Fordow, Natanz, and Estahan via his 
social media network, Truth Social. President Trump failed to seek 
prior congressionally-mandated authorization for the use of military 
force. Congressional leaders were not appropriately briefed or notified 
of the attack plans despite foreign leaders being given advance notice 
of the planned U.S. military action.
 President Trump's unilateral, unprovoked use of force without 
congressional authorization or notice constitutes an abuse of power 
when there was no imminent threat to the United States, which 
facilitates the devolution of American democracy into authoritarianism, 
with an authoritarian president who has instigated an attack on the 
United States Capitol, denied persons due process of the law, and 
called for the impeachment of Federal judges who ruled against him--
making Donald J. Trump a threat to American democracy.
 Article I, 

Section 8, Clause 11 of the United States Constitution 
grants Congress the sole power to declare war: ``[The Congress shall 
have the Power...] To declare War...'' At the time, the Framers of the 
Constitution emphasized the goal of limiting the monarchical power of 
any single individual person to take a country to war over personal 
whims and preferences--no constitutional exception exists for a 
successful military action.
 In starting his illegal and unconstitutional war with Iran without 
the constitutionally-mandated consent of Congress or appropriate notice 
to Congress, President Trump acted in direct violation of the War 
Powers Clause of the Constitution. President Trump has devolved and 
continues to devolve American democracy into authoritarianism by 
disregarding the separation of powers and now, usurping congressional 
war powers.
 In all of this, Donald J. Trump has abused the powers of the 
presidency in a manner contrary to his trust as President, has become a 
threat to American democracy, subverted our constitutional government, 
and devolved democracy into authoritarianism, to the great prejudice of 
the cause of law and justice, and to the manifest injury of the people 
of the United States.
 Wherefore Donald J. Trump, by such conduct, warrants impeachment 
and trial, and removal from office.
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