6 US political leaders Marjorie Taylor Greene threatened to impeach: From Joe Biden to Mike Johnson

From Joe Biden to Mike Johnson: 6 US political leaders Marjorie Taylor Greene threatened to impeach

Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene has been a political threat to both Democrats and her fellow Republicans. The staunch ally of former President Donald Trump has, over the years, threatened to impeach prominent figures of US politics, including President Joe Biden and House Speaker Mike Johnson. With issues spanning from border crisis handling to support for foreign aides, here are six people who were threatened to be impeached by Greene.

1. Joe Biden

Greene is once again contemplating pushing for a privileged resolution to impeach President Biden over his handling of the border, which, according to the Georgia lawmaker, constitutes a "permanent invasion of the United States," as reported by Fox News. She triggered the resolution on June 3 but decided to discuss it with House Speaker Johnson first. Greene's threat came ahead of Biden's plan for an executive order to reduce illegal migrant crossings at the southern border if the average number of asylum requests exceeds 2,500. "When are we going to impeach Joe Biden? I've got articles of impeachment ready to go, privileged resolution. I'm happy to force everyone up here to vote because that's what we should be doing," Greene said to reporters earlier this week. This is not the first time Republicans have threatened the president with impeachment. In May 2023, Greene brought an impeachment article against the president in relation to his immigration policies. However, the White House criticized Greene as "one of the most extreme MAGA members" in Congress and dismissed her impeachment measure as a "shameless sideshow political stunt."

2. Matthew Graves

In May 2023, Greene introduced articles of impeachment against the US Attorney for the District of Columbia, Matthew Graves, accusing him of subverting the justice system and refusing to prosecute violent crimes in Washington, DC. According to her press release, the GOP legislator argued that Graves was "systematically criminalizing political dissent at the behest of his handlers in the White House," indirectly referring to the January 6 rioters. The DC attorney had overseen efforts to prosecute the insurrectionists who attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

3. Christopher Wray

FBI Director Christopher Wray was not left out of Greene's list of foes. In May 2023, she moved to introduce impeachment articles against the Trump appointee, alleging that he had turned the FBI into President Biden's "personal police force." The FBI's raid at former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida for classified materials was a primary example she cited to claim that the agency was harassing enemies of Biden. "It is unacceptable for the Director of the FBI or any civil officer to exercise his power in a way that targets one political class while doing favors for the other," the Georgia lawmaker said, as per The Hill.

4. Merrick Garland

Attorney General Merrick Garland was next in Greene's impeachment spree. In her second impeachment move against Garland in May 2023, the Republican accused him of the "politicization" of the Department of Justice. She criticized Garland for overseeing the prosecution of Capitol rioters who, according to her, were "overwhelmingly nonviolent," while "Antifa and Black Lives Matter terrorists have caused billions of dollars of damage to property," as reported by Fox News. Greene also filed impeachment articles against the attorney general in 2022 after the FBI raided Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.

5. Alejandro Mayorkas

Greene pushed for a vote against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas in May 2023, accusing him of failing "to secure the border and protect States against invasion" by illegal immigrants, as reported by the New York Post. Her resolution claimed the Biden official was violating United States citizens' right to protection from invasion and the Immigration and Nationality Act through "catch and release policies." A DHS spokesperson condemned the impeachment measure, stating that Mayorkas was "doing his job and working to keep Americans safe" while House Republicans were busy with baseless attacks. The spokesperson added that Homeland Security was working to stop "unprecedented amounts of fentanyl from entering the country, counter threats from the Chinese government, help communities recover from natural disasters, and protect our nation from cyberattacks, terrorism, and targeted violence."

6. Mike Johnson

House Speaker Mike Johnson's leadership was under threat after Greene moved forward with her impeachment motion in March 2024. For months, she had warned the fellow Republican that she would attempt to remove him from the speakership if he backed a military package to support Ukraine. She brought the motion only after the speaker approved a $1.2 trillion government funding package to avoid a partial government shutdown. Responding to the Georgia lawmaker's threat, Johnson said in April that he considered Greene a friend and that they had no disagreement on "any matter of philosophy." However, in May, the House voted 359-43 in favor of Johnson, tabling Greene's motion to oust him.