What was the timeline and key votes in Donald Trump's third impeachment process?
Executive summary
Multiple House members filed articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump in 2025 — notably Rep. Shri Thanedar introduced seven articles in mid‑May and Rep. Al Green forced a House floor vote in mid‑June — while groups and commentators continued to press for more articles through the year [1] [2] [3]. The formal text of at least one 2025 resolution (H.Res.537) is publicly available on Congress.gov and frames the charges as high crimes and misdemeanors tied to abuse of force and other constitutional violations [4].
1. Early 2025: individual members re‑start the impeachment push
Congressional—and outside—actors reopened impeachment efforts within months of Trump’s second term. According to reporting summarized in contemporaneous sources, Rep. Shri Thanedar announced an intention to impeach on April 29, 2025 and formally introduced seven articles on May 14, 2025 [1]. News outlets and advocacy groups documented a spate of single‑member or small‑group filings and calls for action across spring 2025 [3] [5].
2. What was filed: articles and formal resolutions on the public record
The Library of Congress lists multiple House resolutions in the 119th Congress labeled as impeaching President Trump, including H.Res.353 and the full text of H.Res.537 on Congress.gov; H.Res.537 explicitly alleges an abuse of power in the president’s use of force and seeks to exhibit articles of impeachment to the Senate [6] [4]. The available resolution text frames the conduct as threatening American democracy and cites specific executive actions as grounds for impeachment [4].
3. A floor vote in June — what happened and why it mattered
Advocacy groups and member offices report that Rep. Al Green succeeded in forcing a House floor vote in mid‑June 2025 on an article of impeachment tied to the War Powers Clause and use of force; Free Speech For People framed the June House vote as the first of Trump’s second term [3]. Newsweek and other outlets also noted that Green announced plans to file additional articles before year‑end, reflecting a strategy of persistent pressure even when the House majority belonged to Trump’s party [7] [3].
4. Political math: why conviction remained unlikely
Commentators and analysts writing contemporaneously emphasized the constitutional mechanics: the House can impeach by simple majority, but conviction in the Senate requires a two‑thirds vote. With Republicans controlling both chambers early in 2025, multiple sources judged Senate conviction unlikely absent a substantial defection of Republican senators [1] [2]. Newsweek and op‑eds placed special emphasis on the 2026 midterms as pivotal to whether a sustained impeachment effort could gain the necessary votes [8] [9].
5. Competing perspectives: motives, strategy and consequences
Proponents framed the 2025 actions as necessary accountability for alleged abuses, weaponization of federal power, and threats to democratic norms; organizations cataloged dozens of potential grounds and urged continuous filing of articles [3] [10]. Critics — including some commentators and Republican officials cited in background pieces — warned such moves would be symbolic, politically motivated, or unlikely to succeed in the Senate, and cautioned about the political costs and risks to Democratic objectives in midterm elections [8] [9].
6. Recordkeeping and transparency: what sources show and what they do not
Congress.gov provides the official texts (e.g., H.Res.537) and summaries for resolutions filed in the 119th Congress [6] [4]. Media and advocacy organizations document member announcements and forced floor actions [3] [7]. Available sources do not mention complete roll‑call totals for every 2025 House vote on each article, nor detailed Senate trial actions in 2025 — those specific vote counts and any Senate proceedings are not found in the current reporting provided here (not found in current reporting).
7. Bottom line and what to watch next
The 2025 impeachment activity shows a two‑track approach: individual members and advocacy groups repeatedly filed and pushed articles, while Congress’s institutional path — House majority control and Senate supermajority needs — constrained the prospect of conviction [1] [4] [2]. Key indicators to watch are whether Democrats win control of the House in 2026 (which multiple analysts flagged as decisive) and whether any sizable block of Republican senators signals willingness to support conviction — developments tracked by outlets in mid‑2025 as determinative of any real chance for removal [8] [9].
Limitations: this account uses only the supplied sources; for detailed vote tallies on every article or any subsequent Senate trial, the available reporting here does not provide full roll calls or outcomes (not found in current reporting).