Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene announces plan to impeach Joe Biden
A newly elected Republican congresswoman has said she will be filing articles of impeachment against Joe Biden on his first day in office.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, who attracted notoriety for being the first QAnon conspiracist elected to Congress, made the announcement via Twitter.
"On January 21, 2021, I'll be filing Articles of Impeachment against Joe Biden for abuse of power," she wrote.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is the first adherent to QAnon elected to Congress. AP
"75 million Americans are fed up with inaction.
"It's time to take a stand.
"I'm proud to be the voice of Republican voters who have been ignored."
She did not specify the details of her grounds for impeachment.
As a private citizen, Mr Biden is not in a position to commit abuse of power.
He is due to be sworn in on January 20.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene believes Donald Trump is secretly fighting a cabal of paedophiles. AP
Ms Greene was elected to Congress unopposed in a very conservative district in northern Georgia.
Ms Greene subscribes to the QAnon conspiracy, which believes Donald Trump is secretly fighting a cabal of paedophiles.
QAnon has been labelled by the FBI as a domestic terror threat.
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She previously described the Charlottesville protests as an "inside job", said black people are "slaves to the Democratic Party" and that white men are "the most mistreated group of people in the United States".
QAnon conspiracy theorists believe a 'deep state' is thwarting Donald Trump. AP
During the storming of the Capitol last week, Greene laughed in the face of another representative who offered her a face-mask while they were kept in a secured room.
Three members of congress later contracted coronavirus.
Earlier today she took to the floor of the House of Representatives wearing a face mask which read: "Censored".
Earlier today Mr Trump became the first president ever to be impeached twice.
Ten Republican representatives joined the entire Democratic caucus in voting to impeach Mr Trump.
But he will not be removed from office, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell saying an impeachment conviction trial cannot be conducted in time.
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