Rep. Shri Thenadar (D-MI) announces a resolution to impeach President Trump.
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00:00This is Congressman Shreetanidar.
00:04Donald Trump has already done real damage to our democracy.
00:08But defying a unanimous 9-0 Supreme Court ruling, that has to be the final straw.
00:15It's time we impeach Donald J. Trump.
00:19The court said the wrongfully deported Kilmer Garcia must be allowed to return and receive due process.
00:27Trump ignored it.
00:28He ignored the Constitution.
00:30He ignored the very checks and balances that keep our democracy intact.
00:36This isn't an isolated incident.
00:39It's part of a dangerous deliberate pattern.
00:42That's why today I introduced a resolution to impeach Donald J. Trump, outlining 7 articles of impeachment.
00:55Article 1.
00:56Obstruction of justice and abuse of executive power.
01:02From denying due process to unlawful deportations, Trump defied court orders.
01:10Article 2.
01:12Taking away Congress's power of the purse, Trump dismantled agencies and froze funds without permission from Congress.
01:23Article 3.
01:26Article 3.
01:26Abuse of trade powers and international aggression.
01:31He imposed damaging tariffs and threatened military invasions of our allies.
01:40Article 4.
01:41For violation of First Amendment rights, he has retaliated against journalists, attorneys and critics for exercising their right to free speech.
01:55Article 5.
01:57creation of an unlawful office, establishing the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, and giving Elon Musk unconstitutional power over our government and personal data.
02:12Article 6.
02:14Article 6.
02:15Bribery and corruption.
02:17He has dismissed criminal cases and solicited payments from foreign governments and coerced legal settlements for personal and political gain.
02:30Article 7.
02:32Article 7.
02:34Tyrannical overreach.
02:36Finally, and most importantly, he is attempting to consolidate unchecked power and erode the constitutional limits of the presidency.
02:48In this country, we have presidents, not kings.
02:52That's not just misconduct.
02:55It's impeachable misconduct.
02:57This isn't leadership.
02:59It's tyranny.
03:01If we let this stand, we are saying the president is above the law.
03:07That the United States Constitution is optional.
03:11I won't be silent.
03:13And I'm calling on all my colleagues, Democrats, Republicans and Independents, to stand up with me.
03:20Enough is enough.
03:22Donald J. Trump must be impeached.
03:31hosted by Congress.
03:32I am a member of the city.
03:34O for the city.
03:34O for the city.
03:34COB person goes by
03:39and yet, how do they do it?
03:41And I will do it for the city.
03:42Okay.
03:43I can.
03:45O for the city.
03:48I know about what I'm saying.
03:50What defense is the place to get to
03:51you?
03:52I know about what change to you?
03:53That's it.
03:53Then we're in the day.