Democratic Rep. Robin Kelly announced on Wednesday plans to introduce articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, following a deadly shooting involving immigration officers in Minneapolis earlier in the day.
“Secretary Kristi Noem is an incompetent leader, a disgrace to our democracy, and I am impeaching her for obstruction of justice, violation of public trust, and self-dealing,” Kelly said in a press release. “It’s one thing to be incompetent and dangerous, but it’s impeachable to break the rule of law. I told my constituents and Chicagoans that I would fight against Secretary Noem’s agenda. This is me fighting back.”
The Illinois congresswoman said she plans to file three impeachment articles against Noem for obstructing Congress by withholding information and funds in violation of federal law, violating public trus, by compromising public safety and violating due process rights, and “self-dealing” by “abusing her office for personal benefit and steering federal dollars to associates.”