Article snippet: An unexpectedly high number of Democrats voted in favor of an effort to launch impeachment proceedings against President Trump on Wednesday, revealing the growing agitation among liberals to remove him from office. The House voted overwhelmingly 364-58 to table a resolution from Rep. MORE (D-Texas) laying out articles of impeachment against Trump, with four Democrats voting “present.” All Republicans voted with 126 Democrats to defeat the resolution. Those Democrats included Minority Leader MORE (Md.), who announced ahead of the vote they would vote to table the effort. “Now is not the time to consider articles of impeachment,” Pelosi and Hoyer said. Yet 58 Democrats, including Green, voted against tabling the resolution. Reps. MORE (Ala.) voted “present.” Shea-Porter represents a district won by Trump in 2016. “The resolution received fifty-seven more votes than many expected. This is the first vote, but it will not be the last,” Green said in a statement. Here’s a look at the Democrats who voted in favor of starting to impeach Trump. Impeachment agitators A handful of Democrats apart from Green had also been calling for Trump’s impeachment. Lawmakers like Reps. MORE (Texas) endorsed impeaching Trump months ago. Waters and Lieu in particular have built higher profiles since Trump took office through their sharp criticism of the president. Twitter this week released data showing Lieu, who often takes aim at Trump through the platform, as the fifth top account am... Link to the full article to read more