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\n\nNothing in law would change right away if the House passed this. It is a formal accusation, not a new law. It asks the House to charge President Trump with 13 offenses. The articles would then go to the Senate for a trial. Removal from office needs a two-thirds Senate vote. Two lawyers wrote the articles: consumer advocate Ralph Nader and legal scholar Bruce Fein. The resolution went to the House Judiciary Committee on April 6, 2026.\n\nThe first articles deal with war and protest. One says he ordered military strikes without a vote in Congress. It cites the deaths of people suspected of drug trafficking at sea. Another says he sent National Guard troops to cities such as Chicago and Portland. It says the goal was to deter peaceful protest. Others say people were deported based on race, ethnicity, or opposition to him. One says an order would end birthright citizenship for some children born in the United States.\n\nLater articles deal with money, secrecy, and law enforcement. One says he refused to spend funds Congress had approved. It also cites $500 million from Venezuelan oil sales sent to a Qatari bank. Another says he fired at least 17 inspectors general without the 30-day notice the law requires. One cites pardons for more than 1,500 people charged over January 6, 2021. Another says he brought cases against his critics. It says he also had a case dropped for an ally. The last says he kept business interests that earn money while he is in office.
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It says tens of millions of Americans are affected."],"environment":["President Trump signed an order on January 20, 2025. It declared a national energy emergency. The resolution says there was no such crisis. It says the point was to skip federal energy rules.","The resolution says agencies that guard the environment were cut back. It says staff were fired. It says approved money was held back."],"workers_jobs":["The resolution says federal workers were fired with no look at their records. It says money Congress voted for their agencies was held back."],"civil_liberties":["The resolution says FBI agents and Justice Department lawyers lost their jobs. They had worked on January 6 cases. It says they were pushed out over their politics, not their work.","The resolution says troops went to Los Angeles, Chicago, Portland, and other cities. It says the goal was to keep people from protesting.","The resolution says people were deported without a hearing. It says some removals broke court orders. It names a prison in El Salvador where it says people are tortured.","The 14th Amendment gives citizenship to nearly everyone born here. The resolution says an order signed January 20, 2025 tried to take that away. It would hit one group of U.S.-born children."],"criminal_justice":["The resolution points to pardons issued January 20, 2025. It says more than 1,500 people were covered. It says some had also been convicted of violent or sexual crimes.","The resolution says cases were opened against critics of the President. Six are named. They include James Comey, Adam Schiff, and Jerome Powell.","The resolution says the President ordered strikes on boats at sea. Congress never voted on it. It says those killed were never shown to be traffickers.","The resolution says a case was dropped for a political friend. It points to the case against former New York City Mayor Eric Adams."],"transparency_accountability":["The House would formally accuse President Trump of 13 offenses. The charges would then go to the Senate. The Senate decides whether to remove him.","Inspectors general are watchdogs inside federal agencies. They look for waste and abuse. The resolution says at least 17 were fired on January 24, 2025. A 1978 law requires 30 days notice to Congress first.","Congress decides how federal money is spent. The resolution says money it approved was frozen in January 2025. It also says $500 million from Venezuelan oil sales went to a bank in Qatar.","The resolution says the White House would not hand over papers. It says officials would not testify either. It names Epstein case files and a strike video from off Venezuela.","The Constitution bars a president from taking payments tied to the job. The resolution says Trump kept his business stakes. It says those firms take money from Americans and from other countries."]},"flagValence":{"your_money":["contested"],"environment":["contested","contested"],"workers_jobs":["bad"],"civil_liberties":["bad","contested","contested","contested"],"criminal_justice":["contested","contested","contested","contested"],"transparency_accountability":["contested","bad","contested","bad","bad"]},"needsResummary":false,"displaySummaryHtml":null,"rawStatusText":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","chamber":"HOUSE","policyArea":"Government Operations and Politics","legislativeSubjects":[],"lawStatus":null,"lawNumber":null,"latestActionText":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","latestTextVersion":"Introduced in House","textVersionUsed":"Introduced in House","dateAdded":"2026-04-14T00:00:00+00:00","summarizedAt":"2026-08-09T00:00:00+00:00","recordId":"a69f3653-c63c-4bda-a79c-f75f8c9b7626","feedIdentityKey":"119/hres/1155","websiteBillId":"HRES-1155","yourvoiceSummary":"Nothing in law would change right away if the House passed this. It is a formal accusation, not a new law. It asks the House to charge President Trump with 13 offenses. The articles would then go to the Senate for a trial. Removal from office needs a two-thirds Senate vote. Two lawyers wrote the articles: consumer advocate Ralph Nader and legal scholar Bruce Fein. The resolution went to the House Judiciary Committee on April 6, 2026.\n\nThe first articles deal with war and protest. One says he ordered military strikes without a vote in Congress. It cites the deaths of people suspected of drug trafficking at sea. Another says he sent National Guard troops to cities such as Chicago and Portland. It says the goal was to deter peaceful protest. Others say people were deported based on race, ethnicity, or opposition to him. One says an order would end birthright citizenship for some children born in the United States.\n\nLater articles deal with money, secrecy, and law enforcement. One says he refused to spend funds Congress had approved. It also cites $500 million from Venezuelan oil sales sent to a Qatari bank. Another says he fired at least 17 inspectors general without the 30-day notice the law requires. One cites pardons for more than 1,500 people charged over January 6, 2021. Another says he brought cases against his critics. It says he also had a case dropped for an ally. The last says he kept business interests that earn money while he is in office.","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T03:27:22.075992+00:00"}