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Were there bipartisan calls for Trump to resign after specific events or investigations in 2017–2025?
Executive summary
Available sources document multiple episodes from 2017 through 2025 where critics, opposition figures, or partisan opponents called for resignations of Trump aides or officials tied to him, and where resignations followed controversy; however, the supplied reporting does not present a clear, comprehensive list of instances when bipartisan (i.e., both Democrats and Republicans) calls for President Trump himself to resign occurred after specific events or investigations (not found in current reporting) [1] [2] [3].
1. Bipartisan calls for resignation — what the record shows about officials, not the president
Reporting in the supplied set documents many high‑profile resignations and bipartisan criticism of individual Trump administration officials — for example, cabinet members and agency chiefs who resigned amid ethics probes or controversies such as Tom Price’s 2017 resignation over use of private flights (summarized in a list of dismissals and resignations) and the unusually high turnover across the administration referenced by Reuters and other trackers [3] [1] [2]. Those departures often drew criticism from both parties or bipartisan attention, but the sources catalog departures of aides and appointees rather than bipartisan demands that Trump himself step down [1] [2].
2. Instances of bipartisan criticism after specific events or probes
Multiple sources show bipartisan anger or scrutiny following discrete episodes: investigations into Jeffrey Epstein‑related deals prompted bipartisan backlash to Alexander Acosta’s handling and eventual exit in 2019; ethics and spending controversies prompted Tom Price’s departure in 2017; and mass reporting and trackers note dozens of firings and resignations that drew cross‑aisle coverage [3] [1] [4]. Those items indicate bipartisan condemnation of actions by officials and sometimes of administration policy, but they do not amount in these sources to sustained, cross‑party calls for Trump’s own resignation after specific investigations [3] [1].
3. Calls for Trump to resign — what these sources do and do not document
The supplied search results include intense criticism of President Trump across many outlets and episodes (e.g., government shutdown coverage, allegations about misuse of DOJ, alleged politicization of investigations, and commentary by judges and officials), and they show resignations of non‑presidential figures and expressions of alarm from some public officials [5] [6] [7]. However, the materials in this set do not present clear examples where both major parties publicly and jointly demanded that President Trump resign following a single event or investigation between 2017–2025; if you are asking specifically whether bipartisan calls for Trump’s resignation occurred after particular probes, available sources do not mention such bipartisan calls for the president himself (not found in current reporting) [6] [7].
4. Where bipartisan pressure did exist — muted or conditional examples
There are moments of bipartisan pressure short of calls for resignation: congressional oversight letters, inspector general disputes, and bipartisan votes or statements criticizing administration conduct (for example, disputes over inspector general resources and inter‑branch scrutiny described by Government Executive and House Democrats) [6]. Those items show cross‑party oversight and concern about conduct or policy, but again the supplied reporting stops short of documenting sustained bipartisan demands that Trump resign his office [6].
5. Political context and why bipartisan calls for a president to resign are rare
The sources illustrate structural reasons why both parties seldom unite to demand a sitting president’s resignation: party loyalty, control of Congress, and institutional incentives matter. For example, resignations and investigations frequently produced partisan responses and institutional maneuvers — replacement of U.S. attorneys, executive orders, and partisan oversight fights — rather than a joint cross‑aisle push to force the president out [8] [9]. The most forceful public rebukes in these sources came from opposition parties, watchdogs, or individual figures rather than united bipartisan coalitions calling for Trump’s resignation [8] [7].
6. Notable exceptions in tone — resignations by judges or officials who warned about broader threats
Some figures resigned to speak more freely about perceived threats, notably a federal judge who resigned saying he feared an “existential threat to democracy,” explicitly criticizing Trump’s use of law for partisan purposes [7]. That resignation is a public condemnation by an official previously entrusted with neutrality, but it is not presented in these sources as part of a bipartisan demand for the president’s resignation [7].
7. Bottom line and recommended next steps for confirmation
Bottom line: the supplied material shows many episodes of bipartisan criticism and numerous resignations tied to controversies in Trump’s administrations, but does not document clear, sustained bipartisan calls for President Trump to resign after specific events or investigations between 2017–2025 (not found in current reporting) [1] [6]. If you want definitive examples of bipartisan calls for Trump’s resignation tied to named events, I can run a targeted search for phrases like “Republican calls for Trump resignation” or for specific episodes (e.g., Mueller report, January 6) within the provided database to determine whether any source in the set documents cross‑party demands for his resignation.