# House Democrats split on Trump impeachment vote

> Al Green forced another Trump impeachment vote, and Democratic leaders helped set it aside before the midterms.
- Title: House Democrats split on Trump impeachment vote · Fox News
- Summary: Al Green forced another Trump impeachment vote, and Democratic leaders helped set it aside before the midterms. The vote showed Democrats divided between…
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- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/politics/house-democrats-help-republicans-kill-trump-impeachment-effort
- Author: Elizabeth Elkind
- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: congress, impeachment, democrats, trump, immigration, news, politics
## Green forced the vote
Rep. Al Green pushed the House to consider impeaching President Donald Trump over the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officials.
## The House tabled it
The chamber voted 232 to 147 to table the measure, ending the effort without a direct vote on the impeachment resolution itself.
## Democrats split three ways
Eighteen Democrats voted with Republicans to table it. Forty-six voted present, while nearly 150 Democrats backed moving ahead.
## Leaders chose present
Hakeem Jeffries and top Democratic deputies voted present, leaving Republicans an easier path to shelve Green’s resolution.
## Jeffries wanted process
Democratic leaders said impeachment requires investigation, evidence, witnesses, hearings, and broader public support before a vote.

> None of that serious work has been done
## Green rejected waiting
Green accused colleagues of shielding Trump by delaying or sending the resolution elsewhere. He argued the Constitution does not tell lawmakers to wait.

> the Constitution doesn't have a wait clause in it
## Key takeaway

The vote showed Democrats divided between impeachment demands from some anti-Trump voters and leaders’ focus on affordability and midterm strategy.