“Today, I introduced #HRes1032, which would authorize an impeachment inquiry into Attorney General Barr,” Cohen wrote on Twitter. “He has politicized the DOJ, undermined the rule of law, abused his power, obstructed justice & violated the first amendment. He is not fit to be Attorney General.”

As Cohen presented his resolution on the House floor, his hands were trembling. You can watch the video below:

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Cohen specifically cited Barr’s role in the Justice Department’s decision to change sentencing recommendations for former Trump adviser Roger Stone, who was convicted on charges of obstruction, lying to Congress, and witness tampering. Also cited within the resolution was Barr’s role in the removal of protesters from Lafayette Square near the White House on June 1, as President Trump and his entourage made their way on foot to St. John’s Episcopal Church.

Cohen’s action comes five months after House Democrats’ efforts to impeach President Trump failed when the Senate voted on Feb. 5 to clear the president of two counts of wrongdoing. It also comes after top Democrats have publicly stated such actions against the U.S. attorney general are ill-advised. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) recently said during a Washington Post Live interview, “At this point, let’s solve our problems by going to the polls and voting on Election Day.” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) similarly called a Barr impeachment effort a “waste of time,” Politico reported, although Nadler also said last week that his committee “may very well” seek to remove Barr.

Many may remember Cohen from his outlandish behavior in a House Judiciary Committee room last spring, during which he brought in buckets of fried chicken and devoured them on camera. In May 2019, Cohen dug into a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken during a Capitol Hill hearing on the Mueller report, seemingly to suggest that Barr was “a chicken” for opting not to appear before the House judiciary panel.

He certainly appears to be much more in his element gobbling up that greasy chicken than he does waging a battle against the chief law enforcement official in the United States. This fiasco, much like the failed impeachment efforts against President Trump, will, no doubt, be finger-licking good to watch.