[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1155 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1155
Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high
crimes and misdemeanors.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 6, 2026
Mr. Larson of Connecticut submitted the following resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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RESOLUTION
Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high
crimes and misdemeanors.
Whereas the following Articles of Impeachment were drafted by consumer advocate,
lawyer, and author Ralph Nader, in collaboration with constitutional
scholar and lawyer Bruce Fein.
Whereas this Resolution is an important record to engage in conversation about
our Constitution and the state of our government.
Whereas it is not in order under the House Rules and Manual Sec. 370 to
reference wrongdoing by the President on the House Floor: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, is
impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following
articles of impeachment be exhibited to the Senate:
Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives
of the United States of America in the name of itself and of the people
of the United States of America, against Donald J. Trump, President of
the United States of America, in maintenance and support of its
impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors in violation
of his constitutional oath of office to preserve, protect, and defend
the Constitution of the United States.
article i: war power-murder-piracy
In his conduct of the office of President of the United States,
Donald J. Trump, in violation of his constitutional duty to preserve,
protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and to take
care that the laws be faithfully executed, has usurped the
congressional war power enshrined in article I, section 8, clause 11 of
the Constitution by, among other things--
(1) initiating war and murdering scores of putative but
unproved drug traffickers in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific;
(2) committing war crimes in violation of the War Crimes
Act of 1996;
(3) blockading Venezuela; and
(4) committing piracy on the high seas and coastal waters
by theft of Venezuelan oil.
Mr. Trump has unconstitutionally initiated war as a belligerent or
co-belligerent against Iran, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Nigeria, and Gaza.
He has threatened military force against Panama, Colombia, Cuba, and
Greenland. In all of these endeavors, President Trump has acted without
constitutionally required congressional authorization.
In so acting, President Trump has articulated no limiting
principle that would prevent him from declaring anyone (including
United States citizens) or any country or non-state actor an enemy of
the United States and killing or destroying them by military force. His
criminal lawlessness has invited blowback against the United States and
its citizens risking 9/11 2.0. President Trump proclaimed on March 5,
2025, that, ``We are just getting started'', in replacing the
Constitution with presidential tyranny.
Through his serial usurpation of the congressional war power and
commission of murder, war crimes, and piracy, Donald J. Trump has acted
contrary to his trust as President and subversive of constitutional
government, to the great prejudice of law, liberty, and justice and to
the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
Wherefore, by such conduct, Donald J. Trump warrants impeachment
and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy
any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
article ii: militarization of domestic law enforcement
In his conduct of the office of President of the United States,
Donald J. Trump, in violation of his constitutional duty to preserve,
protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and to take
care that the laws be faithfully executed, has illegally declared
national emergencies and summoned the National Guard in Los Angeles,
Chicago, Portland, Washington, DC, and elsewhere, falsely claiming
under section 12406 of title 10, United States Code, that regular
forces are unable to execute the laws of the United States. President
Trump's militarization of domestic law enforcement is calculated to cow
and intimidate citizens of the United States from peaceful protest
against the rampant illegalities and cruel polices of the Trump
administration fully protected by the First Amendment.
Through these actions, Donald J. Trump has acted contrary to his
trust as President and subversive of constitutional government, to the
great prejudice of law, liberty, and justice and to the manifest injury
of the people of the United States.
Wherefore, by such conduct, Donald J. Trump warrants impeachment
and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy
any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
article iii: serial unconstitutional detentions and deportations
In his conduct of the office of President of the United States,
Donald J. Trump, in violation of his constitutional duty to preserve,
protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and to take
care that the laws be faithfully executed, has illegally detained,
deported or attempted to deport citizens or immigrants based
significantly on race or ethnicity or political opposition to Mr. Trump
protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. These rampant
illegalities have terrified immigrant communities, citizens, and green
card holders in the hundreds of thousands or millions, including
Haitians, Somalians, and Venezuelans legally in the United States. Mr.
Trump has resorted to vile epithets like ``garbage'' to dehumanize and
encourage hatred or violence against them. Among other things,
President Trump has deported individuals to a cruel dungeon in El
Salvador featuring torture in violation of constitutional due process
and court orders. He illegally invoked the Alien Enemies Act to flout
due process on the patently false predicate that Venezuela has
initiated war against the United States, as the United States Supreme
Court held in A.A.R.P. v. Trump, 605 U.S.___ (May 16, 2025).
Wherefore, by such conduct, Donald J. Trump warrants impeachment
and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy
any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
article iv: retaliation against constitutionally protected speech or
association
In his conduct of the office of President of the United States,
Donald J. Trump, in violation of his constitutional duty to preserve,
protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and to take
care that the laws be faithfully executed, has suppressed or retaliated
against constitutionally protected speech opposed to Mr. Trump's
policies.
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive
order entitled ``Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal
Censorship'' as an Orwellian pretext for suppressing free speech or
association Mr. Trump hates or dislikes. President Trump has fired or
demoted Federal Bureau of Investigation agents or Department of Justice
lawyers who worked on the January 6 insurrection investigation or other
Federal criminal investigations or prosecutions of Mr. Trump because of
putative political opinions or lack of loyalty to him unrelated to job
qualifications or performance.
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive
order ``Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling'' in order to
propagandize students into believing Americans are God's new chosen
people.
The illegal Executive order is a dagger at the inculcation of
critical thinking, indispensable to an enlightened citizenry capable of
self-government. The Supreme Court underscored in Sweezy v. New
Hampshire, 354 U.S. 234 (1957): ``To impose any strait jacket upon the
intellectual leaders in our colleges and universities would imperil the
future of our Nation. . .Particularly is that true in the social
sciences, where few, if any, principles are accepted as absolutes.
Scholarship cannot flourish in an atmosphere of suspicion and distrust.
Teachers and students must always remain free to inquire, to study and
to evaluate, to gain new maturity and understanding; otherwise, our
civilization will stagnate and die''.
Wherefore, by such conduct, Donald J. Trump warrants impeachment
and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy
any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
article v: abuse of the pardon power--sabotaging the rule of law
In his conduct of the office of President of the United States,
Donald J. Trump, in violation of his constitutional duty to preserve,
protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and to take
care that the laws be faithfully executed, issued pardons or
commutations on January 20, 2025, ``Granting Pardons and Commutations
of Sentences for Certain Offenses Relating to Events at or Near the
United States Capitol on January 6, 2021'', to more than 1,500
insurrectionists aiming by force and violence, to overturn the
Presidential election of 2020, including aiming to hang Vice President
Mike Pence. The crimes committed before and after January 6, 2021, by
individuals who received pardons included child sexual assault,
production of child pornography, rape, conspiracy to murder Federal
Bureau of Investigation agents, kidnapping, and domestic violence by
strangulation.
There is a credible risk that President Donald J. Trump will order
either officers of the United States or private parties to commit
crimes, including assassinations, that will benefit Mr. Trump
politically or personally and promise to pardon them in advance of
their homicides. On or about April 12, 2019, the New York Times
reported that President Trump personally instructed the Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Kevin McAleenan, to block asylum
seekers, pledging that if McAleenan faced jail time, Mr. Trump would
pardon him.
President Donald J. Trump has further abused the pardon power by
pardoning scores of campaign donors or political supporters who were
convicted of financial fraud or drug trafficking on an unprecedented
scale indistinguishable from bribery. Among others, President Trump
pardoned the former President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez,
serving 45 years in prison for smuggling 400 tons of cocaine into the
United States, eager, in his words, to ``shove the drugs right up the
noses of the gringos''.
Wherefore, by such conduct, Donald J. Trump warrants impeachment
and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy
any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
article vi: illegally crippling or defunding programs to protect
consumers, the needy, workers, and the environment
In his conduct of the office of President of the United States,
Donald J. Trump, in violation of his constitutional duty to preserve,
protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and to take
care that the laws be faithfully executed, has systematically crippled
or dismantled agencies or programs to protect consumers, the needy,
workers, and the environment irreparably impairing the health, safety,
welfare, and livelihoods of tens of millions of Americans. Among other
things, President Trump has indiscriminately fired Federal employees
and withheld Federal funds contrary to Federal statues such as the
Impoundment Control Act or the Administrative Procedure Act.
Wherefore, by such conduct, Donald J. Trump warrants impeachment
and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy
any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
article vii: usurpation of the congressional power of the purse
In his conduct of the office of President of the United States,
Donald J. Trump, in violation of his constitutional duty to preserve,
protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and to take
care that the laws be faithfully executed, has refused to spend funds
appropriated by Congress, has expended funds not appropriated by
Congress, has diverted funds specifically earmarked for one purpose to
advance a contrary purpose, and has used private funds for a Government
purpose, for example, a White House ballroom, unlawfully to circumvent
the congressional power of the purpose enshrined in article I, section
9, clause 7 of the Constitution, the Impoundment Control Act, and the
Anti-Deficiency Act, among other things.
On January 24, 2025, President Trump froze spending on grants or
loans in violation of the recission or deferral provisions of the
Impoundment Control Act and the congressional power of the purse.
President Trump has also further diverted at least $500,000,000
from the sale of Venezuelan oil not appropriated by Congress to a
Qatari bank to expend for United States operations in Venezuela.
Wherefore, by such conduct, Donald J. Trump warrants impeachment
and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy
any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
article viii: contempt of congress--secret government
In his conduct of the office of President of the United States,
Donald J. Trump, in violation of his constitutional duty to preserve,
protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and to take
care that the laws be faithfully executed, has resisted congressional
oversight by refusing to disclose information or provide testimony
necessary to deter lawlessness and mismanagement or to decide whether
new laws should be enacted or amended or old laws should be repealed.
The tip of the iceberg is Mr. Trump's refusal to share with Congress a
video showing the murder of two civilians who survived an initial
strike against alleged drug traffickers off the coast of Venezuela and
countless Epstein File documents wrongly classified to conceal
wrongdoing or prevent political embarrassment.
Wherefore, by such conduct, Donald J. Trump warrants impeachment
and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy
any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
article ix: perverting law enforcement to persecute political opponents
and benefit friends
In his conduct of the office of President of the United States,
Donald J. Trump, in violation of his constitutional duty to preserve,
protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and to take
care that the laws be faithfully executed, has stripped lawyers or law
firms of security clearances and initiated legally frivolous,
retaliatory investigations or prosecutions of political opponents or
critics to punish dissent. The targets of Mr. Trump's political
investigations or prosecutions include former Federal Bureau of
Investigation Director James Comey, New York Attorney General Lettica
James, United States Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), Federal Reserve Board
of Governors Lisa Cook and Chairman Jerome Powell, and former Central
Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan. Mr. Trump has conversely
perverted law enforcement to benefit his political friends, for
example, ordering dismissal of the indictment of former New York City
Mayor Eric Adams.
Wherefore, by such conduct, Donald J. Trump warrants impeachment
and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy
any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
article x: suspending or dispensing with laws
In his conduct of the office of President of the United States,
Donald J. Trump, in violation of his constitutional duty to preserve,
protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and to take
care that the laws be executed.
On January 24, 2025, President Trump illegally discharged at least
17 Inspectors General under the Inspectors General Act of 1978, by
refusing to provide Congress 30-days notice and a substantive reason
for the firings.
Mr. Trump has eschewed any limiting principle that would prevent
the President from refusing to enforce any law enacted by Congress
thereby making its legislative power a dead letter and rendering the
entire United States Code advisory only.
Wherefore, by such conduct, Donald J. Trump warrants impeachment
and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy
any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
article xi: flouting section 1 of the fourteenth amendment
In his conduct of the office of President of the United States,
Donald J. Trump, in violation of his constitutional duty to preserve,
protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and to take
care that the laws be faithfully executed, issued a flagrantly
unconstitutional Executive order on January 20, 2025, entitled
``Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship'', contrary
to section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution and the
United States Supreme Court decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark,
169 U.S. 649 (1898) stripping a certain category of children born in
the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof of their
birthright citizenships.
Wherefore, by such conduct, Donald J. Trump warrants impeachment
and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy
any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
article xii: specious national emergency--foreign terrorist
organization declarations
In his conduct of the office of President of the United States,
Donald J. Trump, in violation of his constitutional duty to preserve,
protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and to take
care that the laws be faithfully executed, on January 20, 2025, issued
an Executive order entitled ``Declaring a National Energy Emergency''
for the specific, illicit purpose of evading Federal laws governing the
production, transmission, or export of energy. There is no credible
evidence that the United States confronts a national energy emergency.
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued a
Proclamation entitled ``Declaring a National Emergency at the Southern
Border of the United States'', absurdly characterizing unauthorized
immigration of defenseless, unarmed men, women, and children through
our border with Mexico as a military ``invasion'' under article IV,
section 4 of the Constitution for the illicit purpose of evading
immigration laws governing asylum or otherwise including indefinitely
suspending physical entry by any alien all of whom are unrebuttably
presumed to be ``invaders'', subject to a military response including
extrajudicial killings.
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive
order entitled ``Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign
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