Was Donald Trump impeached a third time and what were the charges?
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Executive summary
As of the available reporting, the House has not completed a successful third impeachment of Donald J. Trump, but multiple members — notably Rep. Al Green and others — have filed or pushed articles/resolutions in 2025 proposing impeachment for alleged abuses of power, incitement of violence, threats against judges and lawmakers, and misuse of military force; the texts of H.Res.939, H.Res.537 and other resolutions explicitly assert charges such as incitement, threats, abuse of power and violations of the War Powers Clause [1] [2] [3]. Several of these measures have been shelved or blocked in the Republican-controlled House, making formal impeachment unlikely under the current majority [4] [5].
1. What has actually been filed — multiple articles, not a completed third impeachment
Democratic House members introduced several distinct impeachment measures in 2025: Representative Al Green filed H.Res.939 alleging that President Trump “is an abuser of Presidential power” and laying out articles charging incitement of violence, calls for executions of lawmakers, and threats to the judiciary [1]. Other resolutions on Congress.gov — including H.Res.353 and H.Res.537 — likewise present articles alleging “high crimes and misdemeanors,” with H.Res.537’s text accusing the President of unilateral use of force without congressional authorization and other abuses of power [6] [2].
2. What the charges say in plain language
The filed texts and sponsors frame the core accusations as: (a) encouraging or inciting political violence, including reposted calls for execution and inflammatory rhetoric against lawmakers and judges; (b) abuse of presidential power, such as purported unilateral military actions that could violate the War Powers Clause; and (c) undermining the independence and safety of the judiciary and Congress — all characterized as “high crimes and misdemeanors” in the resolutions [1] [2] [3].
3. Procedural reality: proposals versus House action
Filing articles and forcing privileged resolutions are different from a House vote to impeach. Multiple efforts have been launched and even forced to the floor by Democrats, but the House has repeatedly shelved or voted down Green’s measures; one reported vote shelved an attempt and another House action dismissed his effort 237–140, showing that majority control matters decisively [4]. Analysts quoted in campus reporting and news coverage have said impeachment is unlikely to advance in a Republican-controlled House [5] [7].
4. Political context and competing interpretations
Supporters of the filings frame them as constitutional accountability for grave misconduct and threats to democratic institutions; sponsor statements stress imminent danger to lawmakers and judges and a need to deter further abuses [3] [1]. Opponents and many Republicans argue these are political stunts lacking requisite investigation or cause and that repeated attempts risk normalizing impeachment as a purely partisan tactic [4] [7]. Even some Democrats caution that there must be a clear, provable “reason” to impeach if they regain the majority, per reporting that cites former House Speaker Pelosi saying impeachment requires justification [8].
5. Likelihood of conviction in the Senate and real-world effects
Past precedent shows impeachment by the House does not equal removal: Trump’s earlier impeachments were followed by Senate acquittals or failure to convict (historical context summarized in reporting on prior impeachments) [9]. Current reporting and expert commentary indicate that, given Republican control of Congress in 2025 and the Senate math, even a House impeachment would face long odds in the Senate; scholars and media sources cited this institutional reality when assessing new efforts [5] [7].
6. Limitations of available reporting and what reporters don’t (yet) say
Available sources document the texts of resolutions and the filing sponsors’ claims, and they report on House votes that shelved measures [1] [2] [4]. Available sources do not mention any completed, successful third impeachment vote by the House against Donald J. Trump, nor do they describe a Senate trial or conviction stemming from these 2025 filings. Detailed evidentiary findings behind each charge are contained in the resolutions’ text and sponsor materials, but independent adjudication via a House impeachment vote or Senate trial is not recorded in the reporting assembled here [1] [2] [3].
Bottom line: multiple 2025 impeachment initiatives were filed and made public, alleging incitement, threats, abuse of power and unilateral military action, but as of the cited reporting those efforts remain proposals that have been blocked or shelved in the Republican-controlled House and have not produced a completed third impeachment by the full House or any Senate conviction [1] [4] [5].