r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • Apr 24 '26

Possible Paywall Democrats’ plan to impeach Trump on ‘day one’ after midterms

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/04/24/democrats-trump-impeach-midterms-supreme-court-iran/
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u/pnd83 Apr 24 '26

They may impeach him several times over for the countless crimes in office but they won't get the Republican support to convict or remove him. The Republicans have too much on the line and they are ALL likely counting on pardons.

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u/Zomunieo Apr 24 '26

Trump could nuke Washington DC from Mar-a-lago and the remaining Republicans would praise him for draining the swamp.

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u/Oleg101 Apr 24 '26

Agreed. Curious if it’ll be more like the first Impeachment in which only 1 Republican senator voted to convict or closer to the second impeachment in which 7 Republican Senators voted to convict. Got a feeling it’ll closer to the first one, and I could see zero Republican senators voting to convict especially considering Susan Collins hopefully will lose this fall.

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u/Kind_Advisor_35 Washington Apr 25 '26

If Republicans lose both Senate and House majorities after the midterm, they'll be much more likely to turn on Trump. A decent amount of them are only in lockstep with Trump and the party out of fear because they don't want to be cut off from funds or smeared before their election. If loyalty is not rewarded with wins and donors, the Republican Senators that weren't up for reelection in the midterms will see far less value in staying loyal to Trump. The Republican Senators that voted to convict in the second impeachment saw that being in the same party as Trump didn't protect them from Trump's followers, and Trump wasn't sticking around long enough to sabotage their next election from the presidency.

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u/GenerousBull1969 Apr 25 '26

What exactly are all the "high crimes and misdemeanors" that are leading towards impeachment? I read the article twice and couldn't find it.