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| https://rush.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rush-votes-to-impeach-president-donald-j-trump | Rush Votes to Impeach President Donald J. Trump | 2019-12-18 | 2019 | 2019-12 | Democrat | House | IL | Bobby Rush | R000515 | rush.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) voted in favor of impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. The articles of impeachment charge the President with Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress. The articles passed 2301971 and 2291981, respectively. Unfortunately, this President has left us with no choice. Impeachment is the only recourse we have in the face of such an egregious and illegal abuse of power. This President has abused his oath, and his office, by soliciting assistance from a foreign government in a clear attempt to undermine the results of the 2020 election. Furthermore, he has willfully obstructed Congress's constitutionally-endowed rights and obligations, and for that, he must be impeached. The American people cannot have confidence in our Constitutionally-established democratic process if the President the sworn protector of that very process is actively working to undermine it. Simply put, the President is a clear and present threat to our democracy and our national security, and although I take no pleasure in his impeachment, it is what is required both morally and by the constitution, which I have sworn an oath to defend and protect. I am fully persuaded that this President does not respect the law of the land, but instead seems to love the law of the jungle' the law of the brute and the bully. That ends today. No one, including this President, is above the Constitution of the United States of America, said Rep. Rush. A copy of the Articles of Impeachment can be found here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |