H.Res. 1211

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1211 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1211

Expunging the December 18, 2019, and January 13, 2021, Impeachments of 
President Donald Trump.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 23, 2026

Mr. Issa (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Fry, Mr. Alford, 
Mr. Burchett, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Taylor, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
McCormick, Mr. Rulli, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
Grothman, Mr. Patronis, Mr. Mann, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Rose, Mr. Wilson of 
South Carolina, Mr. Rouzer, Mrs. Harshbarger, and Mr. Jackson of Texas) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary

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RESOLUTION

Expunging the December 18, 2019, and January 13, 2021, Impeachments of 
President Donald Trump.

Whereas President Trump was wrongfully accused of misconduct in House Resolution 
755, 116th Congress, Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the 
United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors, as demonstrated by the 
newly declassified evidence that shows the ``anonymous whistleblower'', 
whose complaint the Democrats based their case on, had no firsthand 
knowledge of the events at hand and was politically biased against 
President Trump;
Whereas the ``anonymous whistleblower'' told Intelligence Community Inspector 
General (ICIG) investigators the whistleblower did not have ``direct 
knowledge'' of President Trump's July 2019 call with Ukrainian President 
Volodymyr Zelensky that served as the basis for the 2019 impeachment;
Whereas ICIG investigators discovered the ``anonymous whistleblower'' displayed 
``indicia of an arguable political bias'' against President Trump;
Whereas according to interviews conducted by the ICIG, another biased 
intelligence community official (``Witness 2'') helped the ``anonymous 
whistleblower'' craft the complaint against President Trump;
Whereas Witness 2 coauthored the now-debunked 2017 Intelligence Community 
Assessment that falsely alleged Russia interfered in the 2016 
presidential election for the purpose of helping President Trump;
Whereas Witness 2 previously worked alongside disgraced former Federal Bureau of 
Investigation (FBI) agent Peter Strzok who was removed from the FBI 
after leading politically biased investigations against the Trump 
campaign and sending text messages in which he made numerous derogatory 
remarks about President Trump and conservative Americans and expressed a 
desire to use his position at the FBI to prevent President Trump from 
winning the 2016 election;
Whereas the then-Democrat chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence fabricated evidence of President Trump's phone conversation 
with President Zelensky in a public hearing;
Whereas the then-Democrat chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence falsely stated that he did not know the identity of the 
``anonymous whistleblower'', despite evidence that the whistleblower had 
met privately with his staff;
Whereas the then-Democrat chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence refused to allow the ``anonymous whistleblower'' to testify 
during the impeachment proceedings, depriving Members the ability to 
assess the motivation and credibility of the ``anonymous 
whistleblower's'' allegations;
Whereas President Trump was denied the right to confront his accusers with the 
exculpatory evidence contained in the newly declassified documents;
Whereas, on January 13, 2021, the House of Representatives passed H. Res. 24, 
117th Congress, Agreeing to Article I of the Resolution Impeaching 
Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high Crimes and 
Misdemeanors, by a vote of 232 Yeas, 197 Nays, and 4 Not Voting;
Whereas the consideration of the Resolution by the House of Representatives 
failed to follow any meaningful legislative process and denied any 
semblance of due process;
Whereas not a single evidentiary hearing on the Resolution was held, no 
witnesses were heard, and no process or opportunity to respond was 
provided to President Trump;
Whereas no Members of Congress were provided an opportunity to review or amend 
the Resolution before it came before the full House of Representatives 
for consideration;
Whereas Democrats on the House Committee on the Judiciary released a ``staff'' 
report, but did not consider, debate, vote on, or issue an official 
Committee Report, via regular order, for H. Res. 24;
Whereas Democrats on the Committee on the Judiciary, by departing from regular 
order, prevented the minority from presenting dissenting views on the 
Resolution;
Whereas House Democrats passed H. Res. 24 only 2 days after it was introduced, 
without factfinding or meaningful deliberation;
Whereas House Democrats' snap impeachment ran contrary to fundamental principles 
of due process;
Whereas unsurprisingly, 31 days passed before the Senate held a vote and refused 
to convict President Trump, 23 days after he had left office; and
Whereas as further indication of the partisan political motivations behind the 
Resolution, once the Article of Impeachment was passed by the House of 
Representatives and transmitted to the Senate, the Chief Justice of the 
Supreme Court refused to serve as the presiding officer for the trial, 
as required by section 3 of article I of the Constitution, and instead 
the Senate President pro tempore, Senator Pat Leahy, a Democrat from 
Vermont, served as the presiding officer, perfecting the entirety of the 
process as nothing more than an unconstitutional exercise in futility, 
moot, and fantastical political theater: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That --
(1) the December 18, 2019, impeachment of President Donald 
John Trump is expunged, as if such Articles had never passed 
the full House of Representatives; and
(2) the January 13, 2021, impeachment of President Donald 
John Trump is expunged, as if such Article had never passed the 
full House of Representatives.
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