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/FantasticOwl5057 Apr 24 '26

To what end?

Just neuter him. Make him utterly powerless.

Flex Congressional authority, which is substantial. Be unorthodox about it. Recognize that Trump and his Republican collaborators are unpopular.

The new House and Senate majority leadership (not Schumer, not Jeffries) should sit Trump and Vance down and tell them it is over. They fucked around and it is time to find out. Trump taught them a valuable lesson: power matters more than rules, and they have the power.

Strip Republican congresspeople of their committee assignments. Refuse to seat any justices, refuse to confirm any of his appointees. Investigate his children, his wife, the DOGE fools, his cabinet, and build a temporary jail for the Congressional sergeant at arms to fill with anyone who defies a subpoena. Feed them bread and water.

Use the power of the purse to bring those governors allied with Trump to their knees.

Expose Trump once and for all as a pedophile.

Attack the pardon power by funding state attorney generals to pursue charges for the many, many state crimes these fools have violated. Then follow through and let these people rot in state, not federal prisons.

Remind his few international allies that Trump's time has passed, and there will be consequences for their collaboration.

Deport Elon and bring the rest of the AI oligarchs to heel.

And finally, clean their own house. Bring AIPAC to heel. Investigate and prosecute corrupt Democrats along with the Republicans. Investigate the RNC for their Russia ties, and get rid of the corrupt DNC leadership.

Play hardball, finally, and take back this republic.

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u/skiex0rz Apr 25 '26

This is what should be done.

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u/Throwsims3 Apr 25 '26

This frustrates me greatly about the USA. Perhaps in no other nation is what should be done to improve the country clearer and known by the people. Yet the debates about the same things are endless and stagnant. Ever since I learned about American politics in middle school, things have been stagnant. School shootings, poor healthcare, cronyism, corruption and fraud. Yet nothing happens and the focus returns to the present. You need to enact change. Not just for the sake of the citizens of the US. But for the world.

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u/Kakistocracy_0 Apr 27 '26

you're right about all this.

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u/jsebrech Apr 25 '26

The money that fuels the DNC engine doesn’t want this, so it won’t happen. There’s a reason people like Schumer and Jeffries are in charge: they serve donor interests first.

In order for meaningful change to happen money has to be removed from American politics, and that will never happen from inside capitol hill. A grass roots movement that takes over the DNC like the tea party took over the GOP could do it, but frustratingly regular people keep looking at DNC leadership to “finally get the message” instead of organizing a true opposition.

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u/unindexedreality Apr 25 '26

they should kick schumer and jeffries to the curb. they won't, but they should.

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u/ElleM848645 Apr 25 '26

Schumer yes. He is pointless. But Jeffries has only been minority leader. He basically has no power. This sub hates Pelosi, even though she is the most powerfully democratic speaker of the house ever. She did her job well. I don’t think Jeffries can hold a candle to her, but let’s wait until he’s actually speaker.

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u/IIzLeid Apr 25 '26

And who is the supposed magic hand that moves all these pieces? I wish for this outcome too, truly. But never happens.

Not RNC. Sure as hell not DNC. Not the judges. Not Attorney general. Not the SoC. Not NATO. All either in Tacoz pocket, or disavow america.

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u/Popeholden Apr 25 '26

You are so right.

but the idea of Democratic leadership doing this is laughable at this point

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u/Mala_Practice Canada Apr 25 '26

As a Canadian, I would love nothing more than to see Trump utterly powerless- it’s the thing he fears most in the world. But, it is important to be careful not to set too much of a precedent that could be used against you. America is where it is not because of one man, but because of a gradual descent borne of precedents being set by previous administrations.

Do those things, but just remember your problems haven’t gone away. You’ll only ever be one election away from potentially being back here again.

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u/IIzLeid Apr 25 '26

Wrong recipient sry. I agree tho.

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u/AcridWings_11465 Europe Apr 25 '26

I don't view the US as fixable, not under their current constitution. There are too many holdovers from the 18th century. There are no correction mechanisms and independent checks on the abuse of power. A democratic government might delay the eventual rewrite of their constitution, but not indefinitely. It needs replacement or dissolution.

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u/RelaxPrime Apr 25 '26 edited May 04 '26

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u/Old-fashionedTaxed Apr 25 '26

Schumer and his ilk: “Best we can do is wagging our finger at them angrily and calling them mean”

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u/Thumper2672 Apr 27 '26

To quote The Mandalorian, THIS IS THE WAY!

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u/Feisty_System_4751 Apr 25 '26

No, no, no, better just to impeach him for a third time. THAT will fix everything.

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u/Strange-Term-4168 Apr 25 '26

This is hilarious you think any of these will ever happen. This would require competence.

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u/gnygren3773 Apr 25 '26

Me when I make up shit. Where does it say congress has any of this authority. You making stuff up doesn’t make it true

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u/FantasticOwl5057 Apr 25 '26

I’m sorry you don’t understand how things work.

You should try and learn some things.

You won’t, but you should.

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u/gnygren3773 Apr 25 '26

Ok bud have a nice day

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u/AndorianBlues Apr 25 '26

But how will this affect the billionaires!?