Which current members of Congress publicly called for Trump's resignation or removal, and where are their statements published?
Executive summary
More than 200 members of the U.S. House and 38 U.S. Senators publicly called for President Donald J. Trump’s removal from office in the aftermath of the January 6 Capitol attack; that tally and a partial roster were published and summarized by Congresswoman Haley Stevens’ office [1]. Additional materials collected by individual offices and activist petitions document calls for resignation, impeachment or invocation of the 25th Amendment, but the supplied sources do not contain a full, independently verified list of every named member or a complete collection of each member’s original public statement [2] [1] [3] [4].
1. The consolidated count and sample names: who made public calls for removal
A March 17, 2023 summary hosted by Congresswoman Haley Stevens’ office states that “more than 200 members of Congress, almost exclusively Democrats,” joined calls to remove Trump, and that the group included 213 House members and 38 senators in that compilation; the summary explicitly identifies Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer among those leaders, and notes two Republicans — Representatives Adam Kinzinger and John Katko — plus independent Senators Angus King and Bernie Sanders as also joining the calls [1].
2. Where those calls were published or compiled
The Stevens office published an explainer on its website that aggregates who had publicly called for Trump’s removal and describes the mix of remedies supporters advocated — resignation, impeachment, or the 25th Amendment [1]. Individual congressional offices also circulated documents and background materials asserting support for removal; for example, the Office of Congressman Henry Cuellar made available a PDF titled “support_for_the_removal_of_donald_j.trumpfrom_office,” which assembles editorial commentary and argues removal — by resignation, Cabinet invocation of the 25th Amendment, or impeachment — was necessary [2].
3. Distinguishing formal congressional statements from petitions and advocacy pages
Beyond congressional offices, several activist petitions and campaign initiatives publicly demanded Trump’s resignation or urged Congress to impeach and remove him; these include an Action Network petition titled “Congress Must Act: Demand Trump’s immediate resignation” and the “Impeach Trump. Again.” campaign pages — both are public calls to action but are not direct votes or floor actions by members of Congress [3] [4]. Those advocacy pages demonstrate grassroots and organizational pressure but are separate from the official publications or press releases issued by members of Congress themselves [3] [4].
4. What “removal” meant to different signatories — impeachment, 25th Amendment, or resignation
The aggregated reporting and office materials show heterogeneity in remedies: some members explicitly called for impeachment in the House, some urged Cabinet action under the 25th Amendment, and others demanded immediate resignation; Congresswoman Stevens’ compilation notes that the group of lawmakers included people supporting different paths to remove Trump rather than a single uniform prescription [1]. The Cuellar office document similarly cites a range of editorial positions pressing for resignation, 25th Amendment invocation, or impeachment [2].
5. Limitations and what is not contained in the supplied sources
The supplied sources do not publish a machine-readable, fully verified master list of every member’s original public statement nor full-text press releases for all 200+ lawmakers; the Stevens page is an aggregate hosted by a member’s office and the Cuellar PDF is an internal background compilation citing editorial calls and summaries rather than verbatim floor speeches or press statements for each lawmaker [1] [2]. Where exhaustive, primary-source citation of each member’s statement is required, further review of individual congressional press releases, floor transcripts, and members’ social-media posts or archival news reports would be necessary.
6. What to make of partisan and advocacy contexts
The majority of the names compiled were Democrats, which the Stevens summary explicitly notes, while the inclusion of a small number of Republicans and independents illustrates cross-party dissent though not parity [1]. Activist sites and petitions that amplify removal demands should be read as pressure tools — influential in shaping public narratives but distinct from a legislator’s sworn, published statement [3] [4]. Readers should also note that member offices sometimes curate or republish third-party editorials and commentary to frame their positions, as seen in the Cuellar office background packet [2].