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For those unfamiliar, this isn’t Green’s first rodeo. The Texas Democrat has launched multiple failed impeachment efforts against Trump in the past—none of which made it out of the gate. Now, he’s filed H. Res. 415, a formal attempt to impeach Trump for what he calls “high crimes and misdemeanors.”
His evidence? Vague allegations of authoritarianism and supposed defiance of court orders. Green even claims Trump “condoned untruthful statements” related to the deportation case involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a known illegal immigrant tied to violent criminal networks.
Green isn’t even pretending this is about real crimes anymore. In his filing, he argues that “an authoritarian does not have to commit a codified statutory offense to be impeached,” claiming the Constitution allows impeachment simply for perceived threats to democracy.
“The constitutional law that authoritarian President Trump would have Congress use to impeach a federal judge for ruling against him (Article II, Section 4 of the United States Constitution) is the same law that has been used, and can be used, to impeach him again for making his threats to democracy a reality,” Green stated in his filing. He concluded with, “I will use that law again.”
But even fellow Democrats are tired of the charade. Party leaders slammed Thanedar’s impeachment bid as “not the right approach,” and Green’s move appears equally unwelcomed.
House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) didn’t hold back last week, declaring, “I’ll join members of the leadership team in voting to table that motion,” adding that the move was a political “distraction” during critical budget negotiations.
Yet Green remains undeterred. “I encourage all members to vote with their conscience. As for me, I stand where I have stood on impeachment, which is a question of conscience, even when the odds are against me — it is better for me to stand alone than not stand at all — it won’t be the first time,” he said defiantly.
The timing couldn’t be worse for Democrats, who are already struggling to keep their party united amid economic uncertainty, a border crisis, and growing dissatisfaction with President Biden’s leadership.
Instead of presenting solutions or leadership, Green’s move reads more like an attention grab—a desperate play to revive the ghosts of impeachments past. And once again, it’s doomed to fail.
At a time when the American people are demanding real action—on inflation, crime, and national security—Democrats like Green are playing political theater with taxpayer time and money.
As history has shown repeatedly, impeachment efforts without merit don’t just fail—they backfire. And with Trump’s popularity only growing, especially in key battleground states, Democrats might want to rethink their obsession before it hands the former president another four years in the White House.
