Some Democrats Are Gearing Up To Impeach Trump A Third Time If They Retake The House

A group of House Democrats is already laying the groundwork for a third impeachment of President Donald Trump, with some members urging their party to prepare a case well before a potential majority flip in January 2027.

Democratic Illinois Rep. Delia Ramirez told Axios that Democrats need to start building their strategy immediately. “This is something that I keep saying to our leadership … we need to have a very concrete, coordinated strategy,” Ramirez said. She called on colleagues to conduct “shadow hearings” and finish the investigative work required to act on Day 1. Arizona Rep. Yassamin Ansari told the outlet that if Democrats recapture the chamber, “the push for impeachment is going to be overwhelming.” (RELATED: Democrats Openly Hatch Midterms Revenge Plot. Will It Destroy The Party?)

The effort has gained significant traction over the past year. When Democratic Texas Rep. Al Green forced a vote last June, 128 Democrats joined Republicans in killing the measure while just 78 backed it, Axios reported. By December, Green’s second attempt drew support from 140 Democrats, and the House voted 237-140 to table the resolution, with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and his deputies shifting to vote “present,” the Associated Press reported.

NEW: A cohort of resistance-minded House Democrats is pushing their colleagues to begin building the case against Trump *now* in anticipation of a Day 1 impeachment vote if they retake the House.

“The push for impeachment is going to be overwhelming.” https://t.co/y7nZXgGqvQ

— Axios (@axios) April 24, 2026

The impeachment drumbeat has been building for months. Democratic California Rep. Ro Khanna vowed on MSNBC that Democrats “will impeach” Trump once they retake the House. Democratic New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman made a similar pledge at a January town hall, as the Daily Caller reported.

Not every Democrat is on board. Democratic Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider, who chairs the center-left New Democrat coalition, told Axios that without a two-thirds Senate majority, “the president will not be removed from office.” A Jeffries ally told CNN in January that another impeachment would be “a waste of time,” while a separate Democrat close to leadership warned the strategy could hurt the party’s 2028 chances.

Ramirez told Axios that Democrats should also pursue impeachment of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and former Attorney General Pam Bondi “because these people should never be in public office again.”