Judiciary
A group of liberal House Democrats stepped up criticism of President Trump on Wednesday, introducing a "no confidence" resolution that officially questions Trump's fitness to serve as commander in chief.
It logs a laundry list of controversies swirling around the president — including his campaign's many contacts with Russian officials, his refusal to release his taxes, his verbal attacks on women and the press, and his firing of FBI Director James Comey.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, today introduced a Resolution of No Confidence in President Donald J. Trump. The resolution details President Trump's unacceptable behavior as President and expresses a lack of confidence in his service. A copy of the resolution can be found here.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, today sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting that the President rescind his May 11, 2017 Executive Order creating the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity and direct the Commission to cease operations and disband immediately.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement on the University of Memphis and Christian Brothers University's decision to enroll students who have been approved for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, and nearly 200 Members of Congress have filed a federal lawsuit against President Trump for allegedly violating one of the Constitution's critical anti-corruption provisions: the Foreign Emoluments Clause. The Clause prohibits the President from accepting payments and other benefits from foreign governments without seeking and receiving Congressional authorization.