,,iv #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #gga ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #ah1 #bjai ,ms4 ,gabbard submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,resolution ,censuring the ,president of the ,united ,states4 ,whereas1 in his conduct of the office of ,president of the ,united ,states--and in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of the ,president of the ,united ,states and1 to the best of his ability1 preserve1 protect1 and defend the ,constitution of the ,united ,states1 and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed--,donald ,j4 ,trump1 acting both directly and through his agents within and outside the ,united ,states ,government1 abused the powers of the ,presidency for his own personal political gain2 ,whereas ,president ,trump1 using the powers of his high office1 solicited the interference of ,ukraine in the #bjbj ,united ,states ,presidential election2 ,whereas ,president ,trump conducted a scheme or course of conduct that included a recorded telephone conversation with ,president ,zelensky1 soliciting the ,government of ,ukraine to investigate his political rival1 former ,vice ,president ,joseph ,r4 ,biden1 ,jr42 ,whereas ,president ,trump abused the powers of the ,presidency by ignoring or injuring vital national interests to obtain an improper personal political benefit by abusing his high office to undermine the integrity of the ,united ,states democratic process2 ,whereas ,president ,trump has undermined ,america's national security and the safety of our people with a growing list of unconstitutional and reckless actions1 including but not limited to3 7#a7 ,violating the ,war ,powers ,resolution and ,article ,i of the ,constitution by carrying out acts of war without ,congressional approval4 7#b7 ,illegally and unconstitutionally using ,u4,s4 military forces to occupy and pillage oilfield reserves of ,syria1 a sovereign nation4 7#c7 ,recklessly enabling ,president ,erdogan of ,turkey to invade and occupy ,northern ,syria and conduct ethnic cleansing of ,syrian ,kurds4 7#d7 ,continued support for ,saudi ,arabia's genocidal war in ,yemen that has caused death1 suffering1 and starvation4 7#e7 ,recklessly abandoning nuclear agreements and treaties1 like the ,,inf treaty with ,russia and the ,iran nuclear agreement1 thereby increasing the risk of nuclear war1 nuclear proliferation1 and war with ,iran4 ,in these and other ways1 ,president ,donald ,trump has undermined the safety and security of the ,american people2 ,whereas ,president ,trump has demonstrated that he has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law2 and ,whereas ,president ,trump has acted in a manner contrary to the trust voters placed in him as ,president1 to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice1 and to the manifest injury of the people of the ,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives does hereby-- 7#a7 censure ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump for actions taken by the ,president as outlined in this ,resolution1 which constitute a willful abuse of power2 7#b7 censure ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump for putting his personal political interests before those of the ,american people in a manner that undermines the integrity of the ,united ,states democratic process2 7#c7 call on ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump to refrain from any conduct that invites foreign interference in ,united ,states elections or undermines ,united ,states ,government investigations into foreign interference2 7#d7 call on ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump and the executive branch of government to respect the constitutionally defined separation of powers2 7#e7 strongly urges ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump to uphold his oath of office as established by the ,constitution of the ,united ,states and fulfill his constitutional responsibilities to the ,american people2 and 7#f7 call on ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump to acknowledge and admit wrongdoing as outlined in this ,resolution and apologize to the ,american people4