Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee proposes articles accusing President Trump

HOUSTON Congressman Sheila Jackson Lee has filed indictments against President Donald Trump. It comes one day after a pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House Committees on Justice, Homeland Security and the Budget, said in a statement: “Our Constitution was written as a guideline for governing our democracy and protecting it from authoritarian and tyrannical control. It also serves as a tool to protect our country from foreign and domestic enemies who intend to harm our Republic. At this moment in our history, our constitutional ancestors are calling for us to use the tools in this timeless document. Yesterday we saw domestic enemies inciting violence and invading people’s homes with the intent to do damage. Enough is enough! The president has completely lost the moral authority he had and is unfit as commander-in-chief. His actions to incite violence against his own government and against the entire Congress justify his removal from office. And if officials of the administration refuse to call for the 25th amendment, I will continue with articles of accusation to remove him from office for the following reasons: “

‘Donald John Trump has actively and continuously sought to undermine the essential institutions and foundations of a democratic system of government in the United States, engaging in a long series of abuses and usurpations, always pursuing the same goal and portraying a design to itself a to make authoritarian. ruler who is not responsible for and independent of the people of the United States by:

• The help of a hostile foreign power to help him secure, welcome and welcome the 2016 election as President of the United States.
• Refuses to recognize Russian interference in the internal affairs of the United States, and then responds by Congress and the Executive Branch to protect the national security and interests of the United States from future Russian interference and aggression.
• Reveals his interest and willingness to accept the help of foreign powers in his bid to win the re-election as President of the United States.
• Constantly refuses to admit to the American people that he would accept and be bound by the verdict given in the 2020 presidential election, but claims that any result in which he was not declared the winner was fraudulent, fraudulent and illegal.
• Taking active measures to undermine and undermine the ability of U.S. citizens to exercise their absenteeism by exercising their rights as voters, including the abuse of the U.S. Postal Service to prevent the timely delivery of ballot papers .
• The imposition of frivolous lawsuits to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election falsely alleges widespread voter fraud, but provides no evidence to support its false allegations.
• The encouragement and incitement of his supporters to falsely believe that the victory in the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him and that the constitutional joint assembly of Congress was required to count the votes of the electorate and the announcement of the result by the President of the Senate was illegal and intended to complete the theft of his victory.
• Failure to act on January 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol, which was besieged by supporters of Donald John Trump, to protect and defend the federal officers and personnel, property, buildings and institutions, causing great damage to the property of the United States. and the deaths of at least four people.

‘As noted and made clear in the resolution, a person’ whose character is therefore characterized by every act that can define a tyrant is unfit to be the ruler of a free people ‘, and justifies the accusation and removal as President of the United States. . ”

The resolution can be found here.