Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) introduced articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden.
Boebert introduced the motion on Tuesday evening, teeing the motion up for a full vote this week, according to a whip notice. Because Boebert brought the impeachment articles to the floor as a privileged resolution, House rules dictate the legislation should be voted on within two days, even without the approval of leadership.
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“I am bringing my articles of impeachment against Joe Biden to the House Floor in a privileged motion, meaning that every Member of Congress must vote on holding Joe Biden accountable,” Boebert said on Tuesday.
BREAKING: I am bringing my articles of impeachment against Joe Biden to the House Floor in a privileged motion, meaning that every Member of Congress must vote on holding Joe Biden accountable.
— Rep. Lauren Boebert (@RepBoebert) June 20, 2023
The articles introduced by Boebert accuse Biden of facilitating a “complete and total invasion at the southern border” by ending a slew of Trump-era immigration policies after taking office, including the Title 42 policy lifted last month. That COVID-19-era rule allowed Border Patrol agents to expel immigrants immediately upon encountering them.
Boebert is seeking to impeach Biden on two charges, including one count of abuse of power and one count of dereliction of duty.
Boebert has at least two co-sponsors so far: Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Elijah Crane (R-AZ).
Boebert’s motion comes less than one month after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) introduced her own articles of impeachment against Biden. The Georgia Republican also criticized the president over his border security policies. Greene noted that she intended to file her resolution as a privileged motion to force a vote, telling Politico she had plans in motion already this past weekend.
“I had introduced Articles of Impeachment on exactly all the same reasons and she didn’t co-sponsor mine,” she told the outlet. “Then she did her own and introduced them on the floor. I don’t know why, I’d asked her to co-sponsor. But I support it.”
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Greene was not listed as a co-sponsor of Boebert’s resolution.
The motion to impeach needs only a majority vote in the House, which is possible in the narrow Republican majority. However, the resolution would then head to a conviction vote, where it’s unlikely to pass the two-thirds threshold in the Democratic-led Senate.
