Democrats on Capitol Hill have had no discussions about impeaching President Donald Trump if they win the House in November midterms, according to lawmakers, even as polls show them leading. Some have questioned whether liberal lawmakers might initiate inquiries over Trump's actions in the Middle East. Anti-Trump voters have called for his impeachment over his strikes against Iran, the capture of now-deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, and his handling of the Epstein files.
Impeachment is a divisive move that is unpopular with large swaths of voters, according to Gallup polling, and after reclaiming the House in November 2018, Democrats launched inquiries into the president’s actions. In December 2019, Trump was impeached in the lower chamber of Congress on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. His first impeachment stemmed from an investigation into Russian interference in the 2020 election that reported Trump attempted to influence Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to launch an investigation into former President Joe Biden.
The House impeached Trump for a second time in January 2021, after the attack on the Capitol. Both times, the Senate voted to acquit Trump, and a two-thirds majority is required in the Senate to convict in an impeachment trial.