House Democrats are trying to figure out how to get rid of Georgia Rep. Marjorie Tayor Greene. The Republican firebrand has become notorious for her incendiary rhetoric and has pulled in major fundraising dollars since being elected to the House. Most recently, Rep. Greene has come under fire from members of her own party as well as Democrats over comments comparing Covid mask mandates to the Holocaust.
House Democrats aren’t ruling anything out and have even started to inquire if they can take legal action against Greene.
According to Politico:
House Democratic leaders have been discussing for weeks how to handle Greene’s troubling pattern of behavior. That includes a recent discussion among Democratic leadership in which lawmakers discussed possible legal outcomes for the Georgia Republican, though nothing has been settled at this point.
For Ocasio-Cortez — who was previously harassed by Greene in 2019 — top Democrats have discussed whether it’s possible for Ocasio-Cortez to seek a restraining order against Greene, including whether she had the legal standing to do so, according to multiple Democratic sources. Pelosi and other top Democrats have also called for an ethics investigation both publicly and privately, though the House Ethics Committee has not disclosed the existence of any such probe.
Democrats also acknowledge that punishing Greene is a complex issue: They want to hold her accountable without simply emboldening her public stunts — and her fundraising. Top Democrats have not ruled out a vote on a measure such as a censure, though the House will not be back in session until mid-June.
Democrats have repeatedly gone after Rep. Greene since she was elected. In February, she was removed from committee assignments and Dems have launched multiple efforts to have her expelled from Congress altogether.