Is trumps impeachment happening
Executive summary
There is not an active, full-fledged impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump underway; multiple impeachment resolutions have been filed and Democratic leaders are threatening or preparing inquiries, but no House majority vote to impeach or Senate trial has occurred as of late January 2026 [1] [2] [3]. The situation is fluid: legal texts and partisan calculations exist in parallel—resolutions on file, public threats from party leaders, advocacy petitions and odds markets—but no completed constitutional process has reached conviction or removal [2] [3] [4] [1].
1. Formal filings exist, but filings are not the same as impeachment in practice
Several distinct House resolutions that would impeach President Trump are publicly posted in the congressional record—H.Res.353, H.Res.537 and H.Res.939 among them—each laying out articles or accusations that could form the basis for an impeachment [2] [3] [5]. The presence of texts on Congress.gov shows members have introduced formal measures, which is a necessary first procedural step, but the congressional statute of having a resolution on file does not mean the House has voted to impeach or that the Senate has been called to try the president [2] [3].
2. Party leaders are signaling threats and selective targets, not an immediate Trump impeachment vote
Top House Democrats, including Leader Hakeem Jeffries, have publicly threatened to commence impeachment proceedings over specific actions by administration officials—most prominently for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem—if the president does not act to remove them, and Jeffries has said Democrats will “commence impeachment proceedings” against Noem absent her firing [6] [7] [8]. Coverage from ABC and CNBC documents those threats and planned inquiries, but none of those accounts say the House has voted to impeach the president again; reporting stresses threats and leverage as much as completed process [6] [8].
3. Media and analysts emphasize political calculation and timing over immediate action
Prominent Democrats and analysts argue impeachment now could be politically counterproductive, urging patience until after the 2026 midterms; opinion pieces and reporting show a debate inside the party about whether to pursue impeachment now or prioritize electoral strategy [9] [10]. Newsweek and other outlets note there have been “no serious impeachment proceedings initiated” against Trump since his return to office, reflecting that public threats and filed resolutions have not matured into an impeachment vote or trial [1].
4. Activists, petitions and betting markets have amplified the sense of inevitability—but they are not constitutional steps
Grassroots campaigns and advocacy websites are mobilizing petitions and public pressure to “Impeach Trump Again,” and online betting markets have priced some probability that impeachment could occur this year, but these represent civic pressure and speculation rather than constitutional action by Congress [4] [11] [1]. Reporting on petitions and odds shows activists and bettors are factoring in political events, yet those signals do not substitute for a House referral, majority vote, or a Senate conviction [4] [1].
5. Historical context and prior efforts matter—but past impeachments do not automatically create current momentum
Historical summaries of past efforts to impeach Donald Trump note repeated calls, filings and partisan maneuvering over multiple years; Wikipedia’s compilation and other reporting document that the impeachment process is rarely a single moment and often involves incremental steps and political calculations [12]. The presence of prior impeachments and ongoing filings makes renewed efforts easier to organize logistically, but those precedents do not imply an inevitable or immediate impeachment this month [12] [2].
6. Bottom line — imminent impeachment of Trump is not happening now, though the groundwork exists
As of late January 2026, a third impeachment of Donald Trump is not in progress in the constitutional sense: there is no House-imposed majority vote to impeach and no Senate trial underway, even while multiple members have introduced articles, Democratic leaders threaten proceedings against administration officials, and activists are pressuring for action [2] [3] [6] [4] [1]. The risk of a future impeachment rises or falls with political dynamics—midterm outcomes, intra-party strategy debates and new revelations—so the answer is: not happening now, but conceivable depending on unfolding events [9] [11].