{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-introduces-comprehensive-articles-impeachment-against", "Congressman Cohen Introduces Comprehensive Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald Trump", "2026-09-24", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "TN", "Steve Cohen", "C001068", "cohen.house.gov", "cohen", "https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and an authority on the U.S. Constitution\u2019s impeachment provisions, today introduced 26 Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. The articles cite multiple abuses of power, violations of his oath of office, the corrupt use of the pardon power, and emoluments clause violations, among other misconduct and unlawful acts. (See listing below.)\n\nCongressman Cohen, while serving as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, introduced five articles of impeachment against Trump in November of 2017.\n\nCongressman Cohen made the following statement:\n\n\u201cTrump is clearly the most impeachable President our country has ever endured. His continued presence in office is a danger to our democracy. That the sycophantic Republican majority in Congress is derelict in its duty does not mean that I must abandon my responsibilities. I took an independent oath to support and defend the Constitution. That commitment compels me to introduce this resolution today. When historians write about this period, and our constituents ask who stood up to President Trump\u2019s lawlessness, this resolution is the answer.\n\n\u201cI sincerely believe that the 120th Congress will better live up to its duties as co-equal branch of government and a check on the executive. I hope this resolution paves the way to accountability. We cannot tolerate this kind lawlessness and corruption.\u201d\n\nThe 26 Articles:\n\nARTICLE I: UNDERMINING DEMOCRACY\u2014SOWING DOUBT IN ELECTIONS\n\nARTICLE II: ABUSE OF POWER\u2014WAGING WAR ON IRAN WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL\n\nARTICLE III: ABUSE OF POWER\u2014EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS OF VENEZUELA\n\nARTICLE IV: ABUSE OF POWER\u2014DEPLOYING MILITARY FORCES AGAINST UNITED STATES CITIES\n\nARTICLE V: VIOLATION OF OATH\u2014THE BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP EXECUTIVE ORDER\n\nARTICLE VI: ABUSE OF POWER\u2014CANCELING FEDERAL GRANTS TO PUNISH STATES FOR THEIR VOTES\n\nARTICLE VII: ABUSE OF POWER\u2014IMPOSING LOYALTY TESTS ON THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE\n\nARTICLE VIII: DISREGARD OF COURTS\u2014THE ALIEN ENEMIES ACT AND THE CASE OF KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA\n\nARTICLE IX: VIOLATION OF OATH\u2014CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT AT CECOT\n\nARTICLE X: VIOLATION OF OATH\u2014UNLAWFUL WITHHOLDING OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS AND DISMANTLING OF CONGRESSIONALLY ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS\n\nARTICLE XI: ABUSE OF POWER\u2014OBSTRUCTING THE LAWFUL APPOINTMENT OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS\n\nARTICLE XII: ABUSE OF POWER\u2014DEFYING COURT ORDERS IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT\n\nARTICLE XIII: ABOLISHING A CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED AGENCY\u2014THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION\n\nARTICLE XIV: VIOLATION OF OATH\u2014UNLAWFUL MASS TERMINATION OF INSPECTORS GENERAL WITHOUT STATUTORY NOTICE TO CONGRESS\n\nARTICLE XV: UNLAWFULLY AND UNILATERALLY TAXING UNITED STATES CITIZENS THROUGH EMERGENCY POWERS TARIFFS\n\nARTICLE XVI: ABUSE OF POWER\u2014POLITICAL PROSECUTIONS OF COMEY, JAMES, AND SCHIFF\n\nARTICLE XVII: ABUSE OF POWER\u2014THE IRS SETTLEMENT AND THE CORRUPTION OF THE JUDGMENT FUND\n\nARTICLE XVIII: ABUSE OF POWER\u2014THE CORRUPT USE OF THE PARDON POWER\n\nARTICLE XIX: ATTACKS ON A FREE PRESS\u2014BANISHING REPORTERS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE FOR DISFAVORED COVERAGE\n\nARTICLE XX: ATTACKS ON A FREE PRESS\u2014COERCING CBS AND ABC TO CHANGE EDITORIAL CONTENT\n\nARTICLE XXI: VIOLATION OF OATH\u2014FREE SPEECH AND RETALIATORY EXECUTIVE ORDERS AGAINST LAW FIRMS\n\nARTICLE XXII: VIOLATION OF OATH\u2014FREE SPEECH AND COERCING UNIVERSITIES THROUGH WITHHELD FEDERAL FUNDS\n\nARTICLE XXIII: ABUSE OF POWER\u2014DEMOLISHING THE WHITE HOUSE EAST WING WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL\n\nARTICLE XXIV: VIOLATION OF OATH\u2014THE ILLEGAL IMPOUNDMENT OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS\n\nARTICLE XXV: ABUSE OF POWER\u2014SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT THROUGH THE RENAMING OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, SEIZURE OF CULTURAL AND CIVIC PROPERTY, AND PERSONAL APPROPRIATION OF NATIONAL CURRENCY\n\nARTICLE XXVI: EMOLUMENTS VIOLATIONS\u2014PROFITING PERSONALLY AND DIRECTLY FROM THE PRESIDENCY\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-09-25T10:04:52Z", "2026-09-25T10:05:46Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-introduces-comprehensive-articles-impeachment-against"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3945037499070168, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}