Bonamici Launches Linda McMahon Impeachment Bid Over Education Department Transfers
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Updated · abcnews.com · Jun 26
Bonamici Launches Linda McMahon Impeachment Bid Over Education Department Transfers
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Jun 26
Summary
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici introduced articles of impeachment against Education Secretary Linda McMahon, the first Democratic effort to remove her over moves to dismantle the Education Department.
Bonamici accused McMahon of lying to Congress and illegally shifting special education and civil rights functions to HHS and DOJ, arguing the transfers amount to a systemic refusal to follow the law.
More than a dozen House Democrats have joined as co-sponsors, while McMahon and Republican Education Committee Chairman Tim Walberg said her actions reflect Trump's mandate to cut bureaucracy and improve student outcomes.
The resolution faces steep odds in a Republican-controlled Congress, where impeachment would require House approval and a two-thirds Senate vote to convict.