Democrats demand Kristi Noem be fired or warn impeachment will follow
House Democrats ramped up pressure on Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday, calling for her firing and warning that impeachment proceedings would follow if she remains in office,...
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House Democrats ramped up pressure on Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday, calling for her firing and warning that impeachment proceedings would follow if she remains in office, citing deadly actions by federal agents in Minnesota. The calls came from both House Democratic leadership and Judiciary Committee Democrats, marking a coordinated escalation from public condemnation to formal impeachment threats. In a joint statement, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., accused the Trump administration of using federal law enforcement to carry out deadly violence. "Taxpayer dollars are being weaponized by the Trump administration to kill American citizens, brutalize communities and violently target law-abiding immigrant families," the leaders said. "The country is disgusted by what the Department of Homeland Security has done." NOEM SAYS SHE GRIEVES FOR FAMILY AFTER CBP-RELATED SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS, VOWS THOROUGH INVESTIGATION The leaders warned that unless Noem is removed, impeachment proceedings would follow. "Kristi Noem should be fired immediately, or we will commence impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives," the statement said. "We can do this the easy way or the hard way." The demands come as Noem faces widespread criticism after federal agents killed two U.S. citizens in Minnesota this month. Separately, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, called on Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan , R-Ohio, to immediately begin impeachment proceedings if Noem is not fired or forced to resign. "Unless Secretary Noem resigns or is fired, the Judiciary Committee’s Chairman, Jim Jordan, should immediately commence House Judiciary Committee impeachment proceedings to remove her from office," Raskin said. BORDER PATROL COMMANDER GREGORY BOVINO TO LEAVE MINNESOTA, AS TOM HOMAN TAKES OVER Raskin accused…