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House Votes to Table Impeachment Resolution Against Trump as 64 Democrats Join Republicans
The House voted to table an impeachment resolution against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, with 64 Democrats joining Republicans to scuttle the measure. Democratic leaders voted present, avoiding a direct stand on the resolution.
The House voted to table an impeachment resolution against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, effectively killing the measure after 64 Democrats joined Republicans in the effort. The resolution, introduced by Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was forced to a vote over the objections of Democratic leadership, exposing deep divisions within the party as it seeks to regain control of Congress in November.
The vote to table, a procedural maneuver that avoids a direct vote on the impeachment resolution itself, succeeded with broad Republican support and the help of dozens of Democrats. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and his top deputies voted «present,» declining to take a position while allowing Republicans to more easily dispose of the measure. Jeffries said in a statement that impeachment «traditionally requires a comprehensive investigative process, the collection and review of thousands of documents, an exacting scrutiny of the facts, the examination of dozens of key witnesses, congressional hearings, sustained public organizing and the marshaling of the forces of democracy to build a broad national consensus.»
«None of that serious work has been done, with the Republican majority focused solely on rubber-stamping Donald Trump's extreme agenda,» senior House Democratic leaders said. «Accordingly, we will again vote 'present' on the motion to table the impeachment resolution as we continue our fight to make life more affordable for everyday Americans, while committing to holding the crooks accountable using every tool available to us beginning on day one.»
Green, a Texas progressive who has repeatedly pushed for Trump's impeachment, criticized Democratic leaders for not supporting the effort. «They will acknowledge that what the president is doing is impeachable, but they would have us wait. Well, the Constitution doesn't have a wait clause in it,» Green told reporters on Monday. He added that some lawmakers may be considering voting to protect the president, warning that «if they're not considering protecting him, that will be the effect of what they will do when they vote to either table or they vote to send this to a committee for further investigation.»
The resolution was prompted by the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officials earlier this year. Green has argued that the deaths warrant impeachment proceedings, but his effort has struggled to gain traction within his own party. In June 2025, a similar resolution from Green was tabled with 128 Democrats joining Republicans, a larger show of Democratic support for shelving the measure than on Tuesday.
The vote underscores the political tightrope Democrats are walking ahead of the midterms. Party leaders have sought to focus on pocketbook issues like the high cost of living rather than engaging in a protracted impeachment fight that could alienate moderate and independent voters. The decision by Jeffries and his leadership team to vote «present» reflects a desire to avoid a divisive stand while still allowing members to express their views.
For Green, the vote may represent one of his final opportunities to protest Trump in Congress. He was among several Democratic incumbents who lost their primary races this year amid a broader rebellion by left-wing voters against establishment figures. His defeat signals a restless base that remains eager for confrontation with the president, even as party leaders prioritize retaking the House.
The tabling of the resolution effectively ends the immediate threat of impeachment proceedings, but the underlying tensions within the Democratic caucus are likely to persist as the midterm elections approach. Republicans, meanwhile, have dismissed the effort as a political stunt, and the White House has not commented on the vote.
