Impeachment Inquiry Resolution Formally Introduced into House of Representatives Posted on March 28, 2019 (March 28, 2019) Impeachment A resolution to authorize the House Judiciary Committee to launch an impeachment inquiry has been introduced into the House of Representatives by Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, joined by Representative Al Green of Texas. The resolution is patterned on the February 1974 resolution that authorized an impeachment inquiry against President Richard Nixon. As we explainedRead More
Ben Clements and Ron Fein in the Boston Globe: The case for starting impeachment hearings against Trump Posted on February 4, 2019 Impeachment In an op-ed in the Boston Globe (online and print), Free Speech For People’s Board Chair Ben Clements and Legal Director Ron Fein argue the case for starting impeachment hearings. The op-ed rebuts a common argument against impeachment by explaining how impeachment actually works: It’s time to begin impeachment hearings against President Trump. The political-mediaRead More
The Nation: It’s Time to Make the Case for Impeaching Trump Posted on June 2, 2017 Journalist John Nichols explains how the president blatantly tried to block a federal investigation. That’s obstruction of justice, as he points out.Read More
Watch from VOX: How Impeachment Works Posted on May 11, 2017 (November 29, 2018) From Reconstruction to Watergate to Bill Clinton’s saga, support from the president’s party was critical to either removing a president or keeping him in power. Watch this video from Vox about how the Founding Fathers set up a process for impeachment. Read More
BREAKING! FSFP Launches Campaign to Impeach Trump Posted on January 21, 2017 (January 22, 2017) Free Speech For People, in partnership with RootsAction, launched a campaign to impeach President Donald J. Trump for direct and serious violations of the United States Constitution.Read More