The House just overwhelmingly killed the first attempt to impeach Trump

Business Insider - Alex Wong/Getty Images Rep. Al Green, a Democrat, planned to force a vote to impeach President Donald Trump. The resolution failed, as Republicans control the House. 58 Democrats voted in favor of the resolution. The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to kill a resolution from Rep. Al Green of Texas, a Democrat, that represented an attempt to impeach President Donald Trump. Though Green's effort was assured to fail, he forced an up or down vote on the House floor through a privileged resolution. The motion to sideline the measure passed 364-58. Four other Democrats voted present. The Democrats who voted against tabling the measure defied leadership, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who said now "is not the time" to consider impeachment. BuzzFeed News reported on Tuesday that Green sent a letter to colleagues outlining the impeachment charges against Trump. Green's resolution claims that Trump has been harmful to the US, citing various comme