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US: Democrats Renew Calls for Trump Impeachment

US: Democrats Renew Calls for Trump Impeachment
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Some US House Democrats renewed calls for Congress to impeach President Donald Trump on Tuesday after he resorted to blaming "both sides' for a violent rally in Charlottesville, Va., this past weekend organized by white nationalist groups.

US: Democrats Renew Calls for Trump Impeachment

"POTUS is showing signs of erratic behavior and mental instability that place the country in grave danger," said Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., in a tweet Tuesday night. "Time to invoke the 25th Amendment."

Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., also called on Republicans to initiate impeachment proceedings against Trump.

The impeachment push is not new for some Democrats.

Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., earlier this summer introduced an article of impeachment accusing Trump of obstruction of justice and alleging he interfered with the ongoing federal investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election.

The only other lawmaker who signed onto the bill is Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, who has also called for Trump's impeachment.

A new push by Democrats for removing the president from office comes after Trump reverted Tuesday to his original perspective on the Charlottesville rally, equating the actions of white supremacists there with counter-protesters, some representing left wing groups.

He told reporters at Trump Tower the media has not sufficiently criticized "alt-left" groups that also participated in the Charlottesville rally.

Under political pressure, Trump on Monday singled out "KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups" for condemnation, after neglecting to name the groups in his initial statement on Saturday.

But on Tuesday, he said there are "fine people" on both sides, along with some "bad people."

One woman, Heather Heyer, was killed during the rally and another 19 were injured when a 20-year-old man plowed his car into the group of people protesting the white nationalists.

The man, identified as James Alex Fields, a suspected Nazi sympathizer, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

 

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