As we told you, Al Green got his way and brought his impeachment resolution to the floor. But it didn’t go the way he was hoping. Democrats voted to table his resolution, effectively killing it:
BREAKING: The House has voted overwhelmingly to table the impeachment resolution. #MTPDaily
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) July 17, 2019
Here’s the vote breakdown:
Hse votes to set aside articles of impeachment for President Trump prepared by Rep Al Green (D-TX).
The vote was 332-95
137 Democrats voted yea
95 Democrats voted no
All Republicans voted nay
Rep. Justin Amash (I-MI) voted yes.
Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) voted present
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 17, 2019
Motion to table (kill) the impeachment resolution succeeds 332-95.
All Republicans vote to table the bill, and 137 Democrats vote with the Republicans. pic.twitter.com/GCedaQilL4
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) July 17, 2019
This is the third time Green’s impeachment resolution has been defeated. Here’s a quick history lesson on the first two times:
First effort by Rep. Al Green to impeach President Trump was tabled by House 364-58 with 4 voting Present on December 6, 2017. All 58 voting No were Democrats who supported his impeachment effort. https://t.co/aJB7ZapXDj pic.twitter.com/d7STmycMdH
— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) July 17, 2019
Second effort by Rep. Al Green to impeach President Trump was tabled by House 355-66 with 3 voting Present on January 19, 2018. All 66 voting No were Democrats who supported his impeachment effort. https://t.co/hQ6ggaxAO7 pic.twitter.com/3q0Vt26fYk
— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) July 17, 2019
So Democrats have clearly increased their members who want to impeach the president just because they hate him. From 58, to 66, to 95!