U.S. President Donald Trump is facing a renewed political firestorm after Representative Al Green (D-TX) filed an explosive new article of impeachment, accusing Trump of abuse of power over his recent military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
The impeachment article, introduced in Congress on Tuesday, alleges that Trump ordered the strikes without proper authorization from Congress, violating the War Powers Resolution. Green, a long-time critic of presidential overreach, stated that “no president, regardless of party or popularity, is above the Constitution.”
The impeachment effort—while unlikely to succeed in the current Republican-led House—throws fresh fuel on the firestorm surrounding Trump’s military intervention in the Middle East. The strikes, which targeted Iran’s Fordow and Natanz facilities, came during a period of escalating tensions between Iran, Israel, and the United States.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump dismissed the impeachment attempt as “pathetic political theater,” claiming he acted “swiftly and decisively to protect American interests and global peace.”
But critics are alarmed by the precedent. “This isn’t just about Trump,” said legal scholar Dr. Lorna Mitchell of Georgetown Law. “It’s about the dangerous erosion of Congressional checks on war-making powers.”
This latest development raises the question: Is America heading toward another constitutional crisis—or are these just election-season tremors?