IL Freedom Caucus files to impeach Pritzker, allege incitement of
violence
[September 16, 2025]
By Greg Bishop | The Center Square
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Freedom Caucus has filed articles of
impeachment against Gov. J.B. Pritzker for what it says is his engaging
in conduct that constitutes inciting violence.
Part of the impeachment resolution in House Resolution 466 that the
Illinois Freedom Caucus filed includes quotes from Pritzker’s State of
the State speech on Feb. 19 where he characterized the Trump
administration as using an authoritarian playbook.
“If you think I'm overreacting and sounding the alarm too soon, consider
this: It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours
and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic,” Pritzker said
earlier this year.
The resolution says Pritzker “has issued inflammatory statements that
incite violence against elected officials, citizens, and persons located
in the United States and has failed to uphold the constitutional
requirement to faithfully execute the laws of the State of Illinois.”
Before the announced articles of impeachment, Pritzker denied calling
Republicans Nazis Monday.
“No, I have not. That is completely false. I have never called
Republicans Nazis,” Pritzker told reporters in Chicago. “I'm glad you
brought that up because they're like, well, that's what they'd like to
say. They're lying. They're lying. Well, that's not what I called them.”
The impeachment resolution also references a March 22 speech where
Pritzker said, "I won't continue to advocate that we wage a conventional
political fight when what we really need is to become street fighters."
Another speech from April 27 is also referenced where Pritzker is quoted
telling an audience in New Hampshire: “These Republicans cannot know a
moment of peace.”
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker in Chicago on Sept. 15, 2025 -
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While the Trump administration says it is going to dismantle
networks that foment political violence, Pritzker said he doesn’t
trust the administration to bring the temperature down.
Pritzker spoke after hearing from people at City Colleges of Chicago
Monday. He said he heard about the fear people have because of
immigration enforcement and the fear people have after Turning
Points USA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated.
“We cannot rely on President Trump to tamp down the anger and the
passion in the aftermath of political violence. Instead, he actively
fans the flames of division,” Pritzker said.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller told
Vice President J.D. Vance hosting the Charlie Kirk Show Monday that
the Trump administration is targeting their anger from Kirk’s
assassination on what he called terrorist networks.
“With God as my witness, we are going to use every resource we have
at the Department of Justice, Homeland Security and throughout this
government to identify, disrupt, dismantle and destroy these
networks and make America safe again for the American people,”
Miller said.
Kirk’s alleged assassin is in custody and witnesses are cooperating.
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