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Trump impeachments

The impeachments of President Trump and their outcomes, including the role of the House and Senate.

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Jan 20, 2026
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WHYV HASN'T DONALD TRUMP BEEN IMPEACHED

Donald Trump has not been removed from office through impeachment because impeachment is a political process that requires specific congressional math and sustained will to pass articles in the House ...

Jan 20, 2026
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Can Trump be impeached?

Yes—under the Constitution the House can impeach Donald Trump; whether the Senate can constitutionally convict and disqualify him after he leaves office is a live legal dispute with historical precede...

Jan 15, 2026
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What were the biggest controversies and scandals in Trump's first presidency?

Donald Trump’s first presidency was dominated by a handful of recurring controversies — the probe into Russian contacts and election interference, two impeachments tied to Ukraine and to the post‑2020...

Jan 13, 2026

Donald Trump arrest

Donald Trump has been arrested and booked multiple times in 2023 on separate criminal matters spanning federal and state jurisdictions, producing a historic first—the mug shot of a former U.S. preside...

Jan 21, 2026

How have media narratives and partisan framing shaped public understanding of the Clinton and Trump impeachments?

Media narratives and partisan framing refracted both impeachments through different prisms—Clinton’s as a salacious personal scandal that many outlets treated as “private misconduct” turned public, an...

Jan 20, 2026

What are historical examples of presidential impeachments and which factors determined whether the Senate convicted?

Three Presidents—Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump—have been impeached by the House; none were convicted by the Senate, while Richard Nixon resigned before the House completed impeachment ...

Jan 19, 2026

Was the 25 amendment evoked

The Twenty-Fifth Amendment has procedures for a president’s temporary transfer of power and for removal for inability, and its emergency removal provision (Section 4) has never been successfully used;...

Jan 19, 2026

How did Trump's response to the January 6 2021 Capitol attack affect perceptions of his authoritarianism?

Donald Trump’s response to the January 6, 2021, attack — a mix of a rally speech that used violent imagery, hours of televised inaction while the Capitol was under siege, belated calls for peace, and ...

Jan 15, 2026

How have narrow House majorities affected the success or failure of high‑profile impeachment efforts historically?

Narrow House majorities have repeatedly shaped whether high‑profile impeachment efforts advance, succeed in the chamber, or collapse before they reach the Senate by making party unity essential and ma...

Jan 7, 2026

How often have impeachment resolutions led to Senate trials and how many resulted in conviction?

Since the Founding, the House has impeached roughly twenty federal officers and the Senate has tried most of those cases; historically about half of Senate impeachment trials have ended in conviction ...