The three House Democrat leaders voted present on the impeachment measure introduced by Al Green.

Posted by VINCE, Sep 16, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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VINCESep 16, 2026

The claim is supported: The Hill and Politico (both tier1/tier2, published 2026-09-15) report that Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar, the three top House Democrats, voted "present" on Rep. Al Green's impeachment resolution against Trump.

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What was said

… It's amazing. Democrats split over whether to allow the effort to move forward. The majority of Democrats opposed a Republican bid to quash the impeachment measure. It was introduced by Al Green of Texas, who has tried to impeach President Trump a lot, but dozens of them, including the party's three House leaders, all voted present. All voted present. Democrats, all the Democrat House leaders voted present yesterday. They declined to take a position, in a reflection of the dilemma the issue presents as Democrats campaign to take the majority in the midterm elections. …

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What we found

Supports. The Hill reports that the House voted 232-147 to shelve Green's resolution and that 47 lawmakers voted present, "including the top Democratic leaders: Reps. Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar."[1]

Supports. Politico reports that Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and the No. 2 and No. 3 party leaders, Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar, voted "present" on the Green resolution.[2]

Supports. Newsweek and USA Today both state that Jeffries, Clark and Aguilar announced they would vote present, and USA Today confirms that all three voted present rather than support the resolution.[3][4]

Context. Democratic leaders' joint statement cited the lack of a comprehensive investigative process as their reason for voting present on the September 2026 measure.[3][5]