The filing doesn't accuse President Donald Trump of a crime, in the legal sense, but argues that Trump has committed "high misdemeanors" worthy of removal from office. | Jim Watson/Getty Images The Trump impeachment document: NFL protests, Charlottesville, anti-Muslim videos

Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) introduced articles of impeachment on Wednesday against President Donald Trump.

The filing doesn't accuse Trump of a crime, in the legal sense, but argues that Trump has committed "high misdemeanors" worthy of removal from office. Those offenses, it says, include excusing bigotry in the aftermath of the Charlottesville riot, attacking NFL players for protesting police violence and insulting African-American Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.). It also notes Trump's sharing of anti-Muslim videos on Twitter — posted originally by a far-right British group — among the charges.


Here's the text of the articles:

Summary of Articles of Impeachment Article I – Associating the Presidency with White Nationalism, Neo-Nazism and Hatred

-Donald J. Trump issued a public statement characterizing anti-Semites, bigots, racists, white nationalists, and Ku Klux Klansmen who rallied in Charlottesville, Virginia as “very fine people.” -Donald J. Trump did not issue a public statement when these hate groups returned to Charlottesville, Virginia chanting “You will not replace us!” He did, however, issue several statements related to players in the National Football League exercising their constitutionally protected right to protest.

-Donald J. Trump shared three videos from a British right-wing extremist that purported to show various violent acts committed by Muslims. The videos were found to be inaccurately titled and characterized.

Article II – Inciting Hatred and Hostility

-Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 13769, which caused a partial shutdown of immigration from Muslim countries.

-Donald J. Trump issued a public statement that transgender individuals are banned from serving in the United States military.

-Donald J. Trump made a public statement referring to professional football players as “sons of bitches,” therefore denigrating them and their mothers, for exercising their constitutionally protected right to protest.

-Donald J. Trump made a public statement that after being devastated by a Category 4 and Category 5 hurricane, Puerto Ricans “…want everything done for them when it should be a community effort,” inciting racial tensions around the stereotype that people of color need or want handouts.

-Donald J. Trump made a public statement that after being devastated by a Category 4 and Category 5 hurricane in one week, Puerto Ricans had “…thrown our budget a little out of whack.” Similar statements were not made by Mr. Trump about Texas or Florida, which were also devastated by hurricanes in September 2017.

-Donald J. Trump issued a public statement referring to Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL-24), a female, African-American Member of Congress as “wacky” and called her a liar.

-Donald J. Trump issued a public statement referring to Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL-24), a female, African-American Member of Congress as “wacky” a second time.

-Donald J. Trump issued a public statement referring to Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL-24), a female, African-American Member of Congress as “wacky” a third time.



