theHill – Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) said Tuesday that he will force a House floor vote to impeach President Trump if he fires the special counsel overseeing the FBI’s investigation into his potential ties with the Russian government.
Green told The Hill in in his Capitol Hill office that he would “immediately” move to trigger a floor vote if Trump ousts Robert Mueller. Trump media allies have been suggesting in recent days that Trump might try to get rid of Mueller, who won bipartisan praise after Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed him last month.
Green was the first Democrat to announce he was drafting articles of impeachment against Trump. He didn’t offer a timeline for when he would formally introduce them but said he would sharply accelerate the effort if Trump fires Mueller.
“If the president fires the current special counsel, I will then bring articles of impeachment to the floor immediately, if not sooner,” Green said.
“I think that would be a part of the last straw, if not the last straw, if he did that.”
Green’s comments came after Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) unveiled a draft article of impeachment on Monday arguing that Trump committed an obstruction of justice by allegedly pressuring since-ousted FBI Director James Comey to drop the FBI’s investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Sherman indicated he might force a floor vote on his article of impeachment if the GOP-controlled House Judiciary Committee doesn’t take it up.
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