Trump Is Now Facing 7 New Impeachment Articles: A few Democratic members of the House, and now one Senator, have expressed interest in pursuing a third impeachment of Donald Trump, with various reasons cited.
The New Impeachment Challenge for Trump?
Now, a Democratic Congressman, Rep. Shri Thanedar of Michigan, has unveiled articles of impeachment for Trump.
There are seven articles of impeachment in all, accusing Trump of a series of misdeeds, which the Congressman says have “subverted the justice system, violated the separation of powers, and placed personal power and self-interest above public service.”
The impeachment resolution has been introduced in Congress as H.Res.353, with Thenedar as the sole sponsor. On Monday, it was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
The Articles of Impeachment Against Trump
Some past efforts of impeachment, including both that passed in Trump’s first term, have been focused on one specific “high crime.” In the press release announcing the articles, Thanedar accused Trump of seven different things:
“Obstruction of Justice and Abuse of Executive Power.” This is related to Trump’s deportations, “denial of due process,” defying court orders, and misusing the Justice Department.
“Usurpation of Appropriations Power.” This accuses Trump of taking apart government agencies without the ascent of Congress.
“Abuse of Trade Powers and International Aggression.” This is over the tariffs, as well as threats to invade other countries, presumably about Trump’s musings about taking over Greenland, Gaza, the Panama Canal, and Canada.
“Violation of First Amendment Rights.” This one is about Trump’s retaliations against media organizations, universities and law firms.
“Creation of an Unlawful Office.” The article is related to DOGE, which also includes “unlawfully empowering Elon Musk to unilaterally violate the Constitution.”
“Bribery and Corruption.” This involves Trump dismissing criminal cases — such as that of New York Mayor Eric Adams — and taking money from foreign sources.
“Tyrannical Overreach.” This accuses the president of “seeking to consolidate unchecked power, erode civil liberties, and defy constitutional limits on presidential authority.”
The actual impeachment resolution goes into greater detail, including mentioning individual cases like the removal of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to El Salvador.
What Next for Trump?
Now that the legislation has been introduced and referred to the House Judiciary Committee, the next step is… probably nothing. The Republicans control the House of Representatives, including that committee, and they are not going to allow an impeachment resolution to go forward.
As Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) said at a town hall earlier this week, when he indicated he’s willing to support impeachment, the idea of a third Trump impeachment will remain a nonstarter for as long as the Republicans remain in control of both houses of Congress.
But that could change after the 2026 midterms, as both of Trump’s impeachments in his first term came after the Democrats took control of the House in 2018.
“I haven’t evaluated the articles. I haven’t even had an opportunity to talk with him about it,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) told Axios on Tuesday.
Primary Challenges
Rep. Thanedar was in the news this week for another reason: He’s now facing two primary challenges for his seat.
Per Axios, the group Justice Democrats is backing a challenge to Thanedar by Rep. Donavan McKinney, a Michigan state senator. A former state senator, Adam Hollier, who ran against Thanedar in 2022, is also running against the incumbent again in 2026.
Thanedar is described as “a wealthy former businessman who largely self-funds his campaigns,” which helped him defeat eight other candidates to win a Democratic primary in 2022. Through somewhat surprisingly, for a “wealthy former businessman,” Thanedar was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America until he renounced his membership in 2023, days after the October 7 attacks in Israel. The DSA claimed it had thrown him out previously, after he met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier that year.
Thendar represents Detroit, a majority-Black city, though he is not Black himself. The Intercept describes him as an “AIPAC Democrat,” indicating that he supports Israel to a degree not to Justice Democrats’ liking.
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