{"id":2435176,"date":"2025-05-15T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/toothless-and-spineless-dem-rep-gives-up-on-trump-plot-at-the-11th-hour\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:47:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:47:44","slug":"toothless-and-spineless-dem-rep-gives-up-on-trump-plot-at-the-11th-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/toothless-and-spineless-dem-rep-gives-up-on-trump-plot-at-the-11th-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"Toothless and Spineless: Dem Rep Gives Up on Trump Plot at the 11th Hour"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftoothless-and-spineless-dem-rep-gives-up-on-trump-plot-at-the-11th-hour%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2435176&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text discusses Congressman Shri Thanedar&#8217;s impeachment attempt against former President Trump.Initially, many were unaware of Thanedar&#8217;s identity as a Democratic representative from Michigan, not Florida, despite his vocal criticisms of Trump. He filed articles of impeachment based on various charges but <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ultimately faced pressure<\/a> from Democratic leaders, who suggested he forgo the vote to avoid conflict within the party.<\/p>\n<p>Thanedar chose to miss a critical vote on the impeachment, which led to speculation about his competence, though it was later revealed that his absence was strategic to dodge backlash from his peers. This decision drew ire from Democrats, indicating important discontent with his actions. Despite his rhetoric about standing up against Trump, Thanedar&#8217;s inability to proceed with the impeachment highlights his prioritization of political survival over the initiative he initially championed.Thus, he navigated a politically charged situation, but his perceived lack of backbone left a negative impression among his colleagues adn constituents. The piece underscores the struggles within the Democratic Party, especially among those facing primary challenges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;ll say this much: I now know who or what a Shri Thanedar is. That&rsquo;s not a good thing.<\/p>\n<p>Even before his quixotic impeachment attempt against President Donald Trump, I bet most of you &mdash; even liberals &mdash; didn&rsquo;t know that he was a Democratic representative from Florida.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s because he&rsquo;s not. He&rsquo;s a Democratic representative from Michigan. And even political nerds might not have known&nbsp;<em>that<\/em> was true, were it not for the fact that he sought a seven-count impeachment against Trump for &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/thanedar.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/congressman-shri-thanedar-introduces-articles-of-impeachment-against-president-donald-j-trump-for-high-crimes-and-misdemeanors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">among other things<\/a> &mdash; &ldquo;Obstruction of Justice and Abuse of Executive Power,&rdquo; &ldquo;Creation of an Unlawful Office&rdquo; in the Department of Government Efficiency, and the vague charge of &ldquo;Tyrannical Overreach.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shri-thanedars-evil-history-animal-cruelty-comes-filed-trump-impeachment-articles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thanedar<\/a>, who&rsquo;s facing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-businesses-pressure-sinema-to-oppose-global-tax-hike\/\" title=\"Arizona Businesses Pressure Sinema To Oppose Global Tax Hike\">heated primary challenge<\/a> right now, insisted he wasn&rsquo;t going to back down, even though this had no shot of passing. Then, according to inside sources, the Democratic Party gave him two options: Take those articles of impeachment to the floor and get pummeled by his own caucus, or punch himself in the face and look like an idiot, but get sorta forgiven &mdash; or at least not publicly decked &mdash; by his own party for doing so.<\/p>\n<p>Thanedar, being a spineless man, chose the latter, and rendered himself toothless as he punched himself in the face. Nice work.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/05\/14\/congress\/thanedar-pulls-impeachment-vote-00350361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>, &ldquo;Thanedar did not call up his resolution as expected at a Wednesday evening vote series, and the window for action has now passed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This was originally taken as a sign of gross incompetence on social media &mdash; the same guy who had railed against Trump so vociferously couldn&rsquo;t make the deadline to get this thing to a vote, even though he was willing to speak on the floor at length about it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Shri Thanedar&rsquo;s missed the vote deadline and failed in his efforts to impeach President Trump.<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l4CVUCqzAu\">pic.twitter.com\/l4CVUCqzAu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1922769842408501567?\">May 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Instead, it quickly became clear that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-rep-forces-trump-impeachment-vote-gets-emphatic-response-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thanedar&rsquo;s<\/a> &ldquo;incompetence&rdquo; was feigned. As per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/house-democrat-force-vote-trump-impeachment-objections-party-leaders-rcna206871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>Hours earlier, Thanedar, who is facing a tough primary challenge from the left, had vowed to press forward and force the impeachment vote, even in the face of vocal opposition from fellow Democrats.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Privately, Democratic leaders were offering him a way out. House GOP leaders gave Thanedar a window where he needed to appear on the House floor and call up his resolution. Democratic leaders urged Thanedar to simply not show up at that time, a Democratic leadership source said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>That&rsquo;s precisely what Thanedar did. He missed the window, ensuring that no vote on impeachment would happen this week.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And he also made it clear that no vote on impeachment would happen, period, at least if it came from his desk:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In the fifteen days since I filed seven articles of impeachment against President Trump, he has committed more impeachable offenses, most dangerously, accepting a $400 million private jet from Qatar, which even Republican Members of Congress have called wrong.<\/p>\n<p>So, after talking&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congressman Shri Thanedar (@RepShriThanedar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepShriThanedar\/status\/1922757785239859526?\">May 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To paraphrase a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rFeVfwDvTyM?si=li6qhLBUmotMgICD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">great journalist<\/a>: Boy, that de-escalated quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Not that we couldn&rsquo;t see this coming. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/05\/13\/donald-trump-impeachment-thanedar-democrats-react\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> had already reported that, privately, Democrats were fuming at Thanedar.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the dumbest f***ing thing. Utterly selfish behavior,&rdquo; one House Democrat said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to cause Democrats in [competitive] seats to make tough decisions,&rdquo; another remarked.<\/p>\n<p>And a final House Dem, summing it up neatly: &ldquo;People are p***ed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Peeved enough that details of the pressure campaign quickly came out, with Axios quoting a House Democrat saying they &ldquo;saw about 50 members pow-wowing with him on the floor&rdquo; before the effort was pulled.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think they made him realize, like, &lsquo;If you do this, there&rsquo;s not going to be anyone here in the caucus that wants to have anything to do with you,&rsquo;&rdquo; the source said.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not as if they want anything to do with him now, either: It&rsquo;ll be a bit difficult, for instance, for Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-jerrold-nadler-praises-fired-fbi-agent-peter-strzok-acting-highest-traditions-govt-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerry Nadler<\/a> of New York, a critical voice in the Democratic caucus, to walk back a private statement that the move was &ldquo;idiotic&rdquo; during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-returns-to-michigan-with-hopes-of-repeating-the-battleground-success-he-found-in-2016\/\" title=\"... hopes to ...licate his 2016 battleground success in Michigan.\">closed-door caucus meeting<\/a>, or Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Rep. Greg Casar of Texas from issuing this memo:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">More on impeachment: Rep Greg Casar, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, will vote NO on a motion to table Rep Shri Thanedar&rsquo;s articles of impeachment<\/p>\n<p>But he said &ldquo;doomed impeachment maneuver is unserious&rdquo; and he &ldquo;recognizes the merits for either vote&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h39J7pwvyH\">pic.twitter.com\/h39J7pwvyH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ally Mutnick (@allymutnick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allymutnick\/status\/1922744877449707962?\">May 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So the choice was: Have no friends publicly, or have no friends privately. Have us punch your face in, or punch your own face in. Thanedar weighed the choices and came up with this one. There are very few times as a writer where I&rsquo;ve been moved to write the sentence, &ldquo;You know, you at least have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-launch-bizarre-musical-protest-house-floor-rep-al-green-officially-censured\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hand it to Rep. Al Green<\/a>,&rdquo; but darned if this isn&rsquo;t one of them.<\/p>\n<p>Just to recap, this is how Thanedar started Wednesday, by delivering these words outside the Capitol to reporters: &ldquo;So those who are asking me, is this the right time to do it? I say it&rsquo;s never the wrong time to do the right thing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This is how he ended Wednesday: &ldquo;I have decided not to force a vote on impeachment today. Instead, I will add to my articles of impeachment and continue to rally the support of both Democrats and Republicans to defend the Constitution with me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>So logically, one can infer that it was the right time to not do the wrong thing. I&rsquo;m glad he admitted it, circuitously.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing that can be said for Thanedar &mdash; now that we know who he is and that he did this entirely because he faces a primary challenge &mdash; is that he&rsquo;s in a deep-blue district, so there&rsquo;s no alternative to whoever the Democrats nominate, and that his primary challenger is <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.freep.com\/restricted?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.freep.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Felections%2F2025%2F05%2F12%2Frashida-tlaib-endorsement-thanedar-donavan-mckinney%2F83573454007%2F&amp;gps-source=CPROADBLOCKDH&amp;itm_source=roadblock&amp;itm_medium=onsite&amp;itm_campaign=premiumroadblock&amp;gca-cat=p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed<\/a> by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rashida-tlaib-shamelessly-triples-hamas-hospital-claims-demands-independent-international-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D, Hamas<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s the answer to your question, &ldquo;How can it get any worse than this guy?&rdquo; The answer: that way, but not by a lot. Shame he didn&rsquo;t have the spine to follow through on his impeachment-related hijinks, though.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Before his ambitious impeachment effort against President Trump, I doubt many people-liberals included-were aware that he was a Democratic representative from Florida. In fact, he represents Michigan, not Florida. Even political enthusiasts might have missed this detail if it weren&#8217;t for his attempt to impeach Trump on charges like &#8220;Obstruction of Justice,&#8221; &#8220;Abuse of Executive Power,&#8221; and the vague accusation of &#8220;Tyrannical Overreach.&#8221; Facing a tough primary challenge, Thanedar claimed he wouldn&#8217;t back down despite knowing his impeachment articles had no chance of success. According to sources within the Democratic Party, they presented him with two choices: bring the articles to a vote and face backlash from his own party or avoid embarrassment by stepping back without making waves. Ultimately, Thanedar chose the latter option and effectively rendered himself powerless in the process.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by Politico, Thanedar failed to call up his resolution during an expected vote series on Wednesday evening; thus missing the opportunity for action altogether. Initially perceived as incompetence on social media-how could someone so vocal against Trump miss such an important deadline?-it soon became apparent that this was a strategic move rather than mere oversight. Hours before missing the vote window, he had promised to push forward with impeachment despite opposition from fellow Democrats; however, party leaders privately encouraged him not to show up when it mattered most.<\/p>\n<p>Thanedar&#8217;s absence ensured there would be no vote on impeachment that week or any time soon if it depended on him. He tweeted about Trump&#8217;s ongoing impeachable offenses but ultimately backed down from forcing a vote after initially claiming it was never wrong to do what&#8217;s right.<\/p>\n<p>In summary: Shri Thanedar started strong but ended weakly due to pressure from within his party amid fears over upcoming primaries in a solidly blue district where alternatives are limited-even worse ones exist among challengers endorsed by controversial figures like Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D). 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