Cities join call for impeachment . A growing number of local governments are clamoring for Congress to act against Donald Trump. Chicago Alderman Ed Burke Goes to Bat For Donald Trump.

Politico reports:

Congress may not be ready to launch impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump, but a growing number of cities and towns are trying to push members in that direction.

Brookline, Mass., became the 10th and latest local government Thursday to pass a resolution calling for impeachment, a step designed to add pressure on the state’s congressmen to launch a formal investigation that could ultimately lead to the president’s removal from office.

The Massachusetts towns of Cambridge, Amherst, Pelham and Leverett have already made the call, and Newton has a proposal up for consideration.

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And even in the liberal bastion of Chicago, a resolution calling for impeachment wasn’t a slam dunk. In fact, it was buried, according to Pawar.

The resolution is stuck in the Rules Committee, where the powerful Alderman Ed Burke is vice chair.


Trump and investors had hired Burke’s law firm in an effort to lower property taxes owed at Trump Hotel and Tower in Chicago. According to a Sun-Times report last year, Burke’s firm helped cut property taxes by 39 percent over seven years, saving $11.7 million.

Imagine that.