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Green Maintains Decorum on House Floor Introducing Impeachment Resolution

By D.A. Banks
Posted December 7, 2017 at 5:18pm

By D.A. Banks

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Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and was careful to spell out one of the words the president used to describe NFL players taking a knee to call attention to racial inequalities. The clerk echoed Green’s decorum, making for a unique moment before the House voted 368-58 on the motion to table Green’s attempt.

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