Trump Allies Discuss Resolution To Void President’s Two Impeachments

Trump became the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice.

The first impeachment occurred in December 2019 after the Democratic-controlled House charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over allegations that he pressured Ukraine to investigate then-presidential candidate Joe Biden.

The Senate later acquitted Trump on both articles.

In January 2021, just days before leaving office, the House impeached Trump again on a charge of incitement of insurrection following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Senate again acquitted him after he had already left office.

The current proposal fits into a broader effort by Trump and his legal team to challenge various legal actions taken against him over the past several years.

His attorneys continue to seek reversal of his New York criminal conviction related to business records and have pursued appeals in several civil cases.

The concept of expunging the impeachments has circulated among Republicans for years.

In 2023, then-Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep. Elise Stefanik introduced similar resolutions that failed to advance.