A long-simmering campaign inside the House erupted into a full confrontation Wednesday as Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, moved to force an immediate vote on impeaching President Donald Trump — escalating his lone-wolf effort into a mandatory showdown on the House floor.
According to Fox News, Green used a procedural maneuver to designate his newest impeachment resolution as “privileged,” a step that requires House leadership to bring it to a vote within two legislative days.
It’s the first time this year he has taken that step, despite introducing similar measures repeatedly.
In his filing, Green accuses Trump of “calling for the execution of six Democratic lawmakers” and of issuing threats against judges. His claim stems from Trump’s harsh response after several Democratic members urged military personnel to “refuse illegal orders.”
“President Trump is an abuser of presidential power who, if left in office, will continue to promote violence, engender invidious hate, undermine our democracy, and dissolve our Republic,” Green said in a statement announcing the move.
Green has not persuaded his own party to back previous attempts. In June, Democrats voted to table his impeachment effort tied to Trump’s authorization of airstrikes in Iran.
His filings throughout the year have routinely failed to garner broad support, and party leaders have largely distanced themselves from the push.
This week, however, impeachment talk extended far beyond the Oval Office.
Two additional Cabinet officials are also facing impeachment articles from House Democrats, creating a rare moment where multiple administration figures are being targeted simultaneously.
Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., filed articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., arguing he has mishandled his role and undermined public trust.
“Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos,” Stevens wrote in a social-media statement.
Hours later, Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., went after War Secretary Pete Hegseth. His articles cite reporting that Hegseth issued a battlefield order to “kill everybody” aboard a small boat allegedly tied to drug trafficking — a move critics claim violated the rules of engagement.
“Pete Hegseth has been using the United States military to extrajudicially assassinate people without evidence of any crime,” Thanedar said. “Former military attorneys have come out and asserted that his conduct constitutes war crimes. We cannot allow his reprehensible conduct to continue, which is why I have filed these articles to impeach him.”
With Green’s privileged resolution now forcing the House to take a public stand within days, lawmakers face a politically volatile sequence of votes — a rare convergence of three impeachment efforts unfolding at once.
Whether any of them gains traction remains uncertain, but the rapid escalation ensures the chamber will soon be on record.
