Congressman Al Green’s Statement on Paul Manafort’s Conviction, Michael Cohen’s Guilty Plea, and Impeachment of President Trump

(Houston, TX) - On Tuesday, August 21, 2018, the world learned that President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was convicted of 8 financial crimes charges.At nearly the same time, the President’s personal attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to 8 federal charges, implicating the President. To which, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:

“This is a sad time for our country. It’s becoming increasingly clear that the President will have two options: either resign or face impeachment, which does not require the President to have been found guilty of a crime. The framers of the Constitution provided impeachment as the way to remove an unfit President. Hence, the ultimate question isn’t whether the country has a way to remove an unfit President, but rather whether Congress has the will to remove an unfit President. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wisely indicated, ‘There comes a time when silence is betrayal.’ Such a time is upon us.”