Overview

• Rep. Al Green introduced the impeachment article on June 24, accusing Trump of ordering unauthorized strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities.
• The House defeated the motion by a 344-79 vote, with 128 Democrats joining Republicans to oppose the measure.
• Green’s resolution alleged that the president abused his constitutional oath by bypassing Congress’s power to declare war.
• This motion marks Green’s second formal attempt to impeach Trump, after an initial bid in 2017.
• The vote reveals significant rifts in the Democratic caucus over confronting executive military decisions.