3 Democrats ask to be removed from resolution to impeach Trump

Three Democrats have asked to be removed from a resolution to impeach President Donald Trump, in a sign that the out-of-power party is retreating from the strategy against the president.

Democrats have had to conjure up asymmetric attacks on Trump after a disastrous election in which they lost control of the U.S. Senate and the Oval Office and only slightly dented Republican control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

That leaves Thanedar with only one member supporting his resolution.

Despite some very early efforts to mount a campaign to impeach the president, three Democrats have abandoned the cause for now.

Democrat Rep. Shri Thanedar of Michigan proposed an impeachment with seven articles that included bribery, corruption, and "tyrannical overreach." Despite existing for only a few days, the impeachment has already lost support from Democrat Reps. Kweisi Mfume of Maryland, Robin Kelly of Illinois, and Jerry Nadler of New York.

On Tuesday they officially requested their names to be taken off the impeachment proposal, and the House clerk granted their request.

A spokesperson for Mfume said he removed his support because of a mistaken assumption about the proposal.

“Congressman Mfume removed himself as a co-sponsor from H. Res. 353 because he was made aware it was not cleared by Democratic leadership and not fully vetted legally — and he preferred to err on the side of caution,” said the spokesperson.

A spokesperson for Kelly had a similar comment.

“The Congresswoman was under the impression that the resolution was drafted and reviewed by both the House Judiciary Committee and leadership when she originally signed on during a vote series on the floor,” read the statement.

That leaves Thanedar with only one member supporting his resolution, Democrat Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois.

Thanedar said he would persist nevertheless.

“I cannot speak for the actions of other members. But I am doing this because Trump has blatantly violated the Constitution,” he said in a statement to The Hill.

House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Pete Aguilar of California said that Democrats would not back the proposal because there was no support from Republicans.

"We don’t have any confidence that House and Senate Republicans would do their jobs. And so this is not an exercise that we’re willing to undertake," said Aguilar.

Trump celebrated 100 days of his second term on Tuesday.

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