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Al Green, a Democrat, said he will bring articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to a House vote on Wednesday canonical: https://time.com/5050177/donald-trump-house-democrats-impeachment-vote/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-05T18:57:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:53:53.325Z article:section: Politics og:title: Democrats Plan to Take the Next Step Towards Impeaching Donald Trump og:description: The effort is likely to face strong opposition in a Republican-controlled House og:url: https://time.com/5050177/donald-trump-house-democrats-impeachment-vote/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80aae0efe12f61d9/6988f3d3656a3fda08bd2b72/donald-trump-impeachment-house-vote.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: President Trump Meets With GOP Senators At The White House og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Democrats Plan to Take the Next Step Towards Impeaching Donald Trump twitter:description: The effort is likely to face strong opposition in a Republican-controlled House twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80aae0efe12f61d9/6988f3d3656a3fda08bd2b72/donald-trump-impeachment-house-vote.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Democrats Plan to Take the Next Step Towards Impeaching Donald Trump > Sponsored content. 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A half-dozen Democrats on Wednesday introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, accusing him of obstruction of justice and other offenses, in a long-shot effort that stands little chance in the Republican-led House._  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Dec 5, 2017 6:57 PM UTC  President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican members of Congress in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Dec. 5, 2017 in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican members of Congress in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Dec. 5, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Dec 5, 2017 6:57 PM UTC Texas Rep. Al Green said Tuesday that he will bring [articles of impeachment](http://time.com/5026052/democrats-impeach-donald-trump/) against President Trump to a vote on Wednesday, the latest step in an impeachment effort that does not yet have broad Democratic support and is unlikely to succeed in the Republican-led House. “Tomorrow we will bring Articles of Impeachment to the floor of the Congress of the United States of America for a vote,” Green [said Tuesday morning](https://twitter.com/cspan/status/938081776639016962) on the House floor, announcing that “three prominent Democrats” have asked to meet with him to discuss impeachment. A handful of Democrats [introduced articles of impeachment](http://time.com/5026052/democrats-impeach-donald-trump/) against Trump in November, the first official step in the process. They accused him of obstructing justice, violating the Constitution’s foreign and domestic emoluments clause, undermining the federal judiciary system and threatening the freedom of the press. But the [process of impeaching an American president](http://time.com/4711273/donald-trump-impeachment-odds-challenges/) and removing him from office is complex and challenging. Most top Democrats have dismissed talk of impeachment. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said last month that impeaching Trump [would be a waste of time and energy](http://time.com/5029752/nancy-pelosi-impeach-trump/), according to those [who attended her event](https://twitter.com/emmajune/status/931561224076185600) at Hearst. Earlier in November, she [told CNN](https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/927179703563309056) that “it’s not someplace that I think we should go,” when asked about impeachment proceedings. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, in an [interview with the Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/chuck-schumer-to-dems-chill-out-with-the-donald-trump-impeachment-talk) last month, advised Democrats to wait before moving forward with impeachment proceedings. “There may be a time. It is premature. And to call for \[impeachment\] now you might blow your shot when it has a better chance of happening,” he said, according to the Daily Beast. “It is serious, serious, serious. And so… \[pause\]… you wait.” > [](https://twitter.com/cspan/status/938081776639016962) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5050177/donald-trump-house-democrats-impeachment-vote/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5050177/donald-trump-house-democrats-impeachment-vote/"},"headline":"Democrats Plan to Take the Next Step Towards Impeaching Donald Trump","datePublished":"2017-12-05T18:57:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:53:53.325Z","description":"The effort is likely to face strong opposition in a Republican-controlled House","url":"https://time.com/5050177/donald-trump-house-democrats-impeachment-vote/","keywords":["Donald Trump","Congress","White House","Impeachment","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80aae0efe12f61d9/6988f3d3656a3fda08bd2b72/donald-trump-impeachment-house-vote.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80aae0efe12f61d9/6988f3d3656a3fda08bd2b72/donald-trump-impeachment-house-vote.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"President Trump Meets With GOP Senators At The White House","caption":"President Trump Meets With GOP Senators At The White House","creditText":"Win McNamee/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/donald-trump/","name":"Donald Trump"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5050177/donald-trump-house-democrats-impeachment-vote/","name":"Democrats Plan to Take the Next Step Towards Impeaching Donald Trump"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"A Group of Democrats Just Officially Moved to Impeach Donald Trump as President","description":"A half-dozen Democrats on Wednesday introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, accusing him of obstruction of justice and other offenses, in a long-shot effort that stands little chance in the Republican-led House.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/eub0OCQK/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-11-15T19:47:09.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/eub0OCQK.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5050177/donald-trump-house-democrats-impeachment-vote/","duration":"PT6M8S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5050177/donald-trump-house-democrats-impeachment-vote/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```