Rep. Al Green, Booted from Trump Speech, Has Lived Off Taxpayers for 47 Years.
Texas Congressman Al Green was removed from the House of Representatives chamber this evening after repeatedly heckling and refusing to sit down during President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress.
Green, 77, announced to the press upon his exit that he once again plans to introduce articles of impeachment against President Trump. He threatened the same a few weeks ago, citing Trump’s plan for Gaza.
Unbeknownst to many, Green has lived off the taxpayer’s dime for almost five decades now. He has served in Congress since 2005 and, before that, as a Justice of the Peace in Houston, Texas, where he collected a six-figure salary for 27 years.
In total, Green has leeched off taxpayers for 47 years. Prior to that, he was a race-baiting lawyer (“civil rights attorney”) and leader of the Houston chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Green obtained his Juris Doctorate from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 1973. This means he worked for only three years in the private sector before earning a government salary for the rest of his life.
Green has been an active participant in previous impeachment efforts against Trump, first pushing for impeachment in 2017. He has supported several resolutions, previously citing issues such as obstruction of justice and rhetoric following the Charlottesville hoax.
In 2008, Green faced allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination from a former staffer, Lucinda Daniels. Both parties later withdrew their lawsuits and issued a joint statement in 2017 expressing regret over the incident.