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The homeland security secretary helped lead a propaganda campaign against the victim of an ICE shooting. For one House Democrat, it was a tipping point.
Following ICE shooting in Minneapolis, DHSâ Noem faces impeachment effort share.google/ISTEdqD2J5ZI...
— (@jclark80.bsky.social) 2026-01-08T20:48:17.103Z
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/following-ice-shooting-in-minneapolis-dhss-noem-faces-impeachment-effort
But the secretary had a counternarrative to sell, which she pushed without regard for accuracy, decency or concern for her vanishing credibility.
This did not go unnoticed on Capitol Hill. NOTUS reported:
Democratic Rep. Robin Kelly announced on Wednesday plans to introduce articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, following a deadly shooting involving immigration officers in Minneapolis earlier in the day.
Secretary Kristi Noem is an incompetent leader, a disgrace to our democracy, and I am impeaching her for obstruction of justice, violation of public trust, and self-dealing, Kelly said in a press release. Its one thing to be incompetent and dangerous, but its impeachable to break the rule of law, the Illinois Democrat added. I told my constituents and Chicagoans that I would fight against Secretary Noems agenda. This is me fighting back......
Will Noem join the tiny club? Probably not anytime soon: The House Republican majority in the lower chamber is tiny and shrinking, but it exists, and GOP leaders will ignore the Democratic effort to hold her accountable.
But if theres a Democratic majority in the House next year and Noem hasnt yet resigned, no one should be surprised if the issue returns to the fore.
lapfog_1
(31,711 posts)I am sure there are emails between her and her henchmen where they encourage ICE and BP "officers" to shoot protestors and people that follow ice around and blow whistles.
depraved indifference to human life.
eppur_se_muova
(41,104 posts)2naSalit
(100,334 posts)Should be just the beginning of her troubles.
LetMyPeopleVote
(175,588 posts)The effort to hold the Homeland Security secretary to account probably wont pass, but that doesnt make it irrelevant.
The impeachment effort targeting Kristi Noem almost certainly wonât succeed, at least not anytime soon, but itâs starting with a heck of a lot more congressional support than the usual impeachment resolutions. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-01-14T19:34:38.227Z
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kristi-noem-impeached-impeachment-house-democrats
With the support of nearly 70 colleagues, Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) on Wednesday introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
The first accuses Noem of obstruction of Congress, for denying lawmakers access to Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities to provide oversight. The second accuses her of violating public trust, for directing DHS agents to arrest people without warrants and for ignoring due process. The third accuses her of self-dealing, for secretly steering a federal contract to a firm run by her friend.
Secretary Noem has called my impeachment effort silly, Kelly told reporters. I want to tell her right now, Secretary Noem, you have violated your oath of office, and there will be consequences. I am watching you. Members of Congress are watching you. The American people, most importantly, are watching you.
Rep. Kelly: Secretary Noem, you have violated your oath of office. And there will be consequences.
— FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) 2026-01-14T16:58:52.736519087Z
....The articles of impeachment against Noem, however, are quantitatively different: Kellys resolution was introduced with the support of 69 House Democrats, which represents roughly a third of the partys conference in the chamber, and theres no reason to assume that total wont grow.....
But theres certainly symbolic value in the Democratic effort, which is being used to draw attention to the failures and outrages at the Department of Homeland Security. Watch this space.