Patch – President Donald Trump should be investigated for any high crimes or misdemeanors that could lead to impeachment proceedings, a Los Angeles City Council committee, resolved Friday.
It’s LA’s latest measure openly opposing the Trump presidency, and it’s likely to be more symbolic than substantive. The resolution, which requires City Council approval, gives direction for the city’s 2017-18 federal legislative program support any legislative action to investigate whether Trump has violated the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the United States Constitution or committed any other high crime or misdemeanor.
“What this tsunami known as Donald Trump has done in just 100 days is devastating and will continue to be devastating to both our city in terms of funding, and to our residents in terms of what he has done with immigrant rights and with women’s rights and with workers’ rights, and to keep this going is frightening,” said Lyn Shaw, a district chief of staff for Councilman Bob Blumenfield, when speaking before the Rules, Elections, Intergovernmental Relations and Neighborhoods Committee.
