Scoop: Over 50 House Democrats sign onto Kristi Noem articles of impeachment

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Source: msn/Axios

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Over 50 House Democrats have signed on to co-sponsor articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: That is roughly a quarter of the House Democratic caucus — a far cry from the party's out-of-hand dismissal of every other impeachment effort that has cropped up thus far during Trump's second term.

Reps. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.), Al Green (D-Texas) and Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) were all derided by colleagues for their efforts to impeach Trump or his Cabinet officials and garnered little support.

But this push by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), a member of Democratic leadership, is riding a tsunami of anti-Noem sentiment within the caucus sparked by the shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis last week.

By the numbers: A total of 53 House Democrats signed on to the bill by the Tuesday afternoon co-sponsorship deadline, according from a list obtained by Axios.

Several of the co-sponsors represent battleground districts, including Reps. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.) and Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.).

Others, such as Reps. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) and Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), are well-known centrists who are now in competitive Democratic primaries for U.S. Senate seats.

Kelly's office told Axios that several more lawmakers may still sign on as co-sponsors later on.

The details: The articles, set to be formally unveiled Wednesday, will accuse Noem of three counts.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/scoop-over-50-house-democrats-sign-onto-kristi-noem-articles-of-impeachment/ar-AA1U95S6

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The 3 Articles will be - "Obstruction of Congress", "Violation of public trust", and "Self-dealing".