3 Democrats Withdraw Support for Rep. Thanedar’s Trump Impeachment Proposal

Just one other Democrat is supporting Rep. Shri Thanedar’s (D-MI) proposed impeachment of President Donald Trump after three other representatives asked for their names to be removed from it.

Reps. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), and Robin Kelly (D-IL) all submitted official requests to have their support withdrawn from the India-born congressman’s impeachment proposal on Tuesday, stating they had been mistaken on certain aspects of it.

“Congressman Mfume removed himself as a co-sponsor from H. Res. 353 because he was made aware it was not cleared by Democratic leadership and not fully vetted legally — and he preferred to err on the side of caution,” a spokesperson for Mfume said in a statement obtained by the Hill.

Kelly’s office gave the same reason, stating that she “was under the impression that the resolution was drafted and reviewed by both the House Judiciary Committee and Leadership when she originally signed on during a vote series on the floor,” Kelly’s spokesperson said in a statement to the outlet. (Read more from “3 Democrats Withdraw Support for Rep. Thanedar’s Trump Impeachment Proposal” HERE)

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