Impeachment

Democrats eye Trump allies, companies in post-midterm investigations

Democrats are laying the groundwork for investigations into Trump's business and political orbit, with impeachment unlikely to be their first move.

Illustrative: A reveller wears a Democrat badge as guests wait for the results of the US presidential election at an election night party at the US Embassy in central London on November 7, 2012.
MAJOR JASON Watson on the steps of the US Capitol building protesting US President Donald Trump and demanding his impeachement.

US Air Force officer under investigation after calling for Trump's impeachment

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Trump declares he will get impeached if Republicans lose midterms, plans to meet health insurers

Police officers stand guard as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington

On This Day in 2021: January 6 US Capitol insurrection riots


Trump’s second acquittal from impeachment - Democracy or hypocrisy?

Can the 43 Republican senators who voted for acquittal be accused of hypocrisy, and do they pose a threat to democracy in the US?

US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks about former US president Donald Trump, accusing him of dereliction of duty, immediately after the US Senate voted to acquit Trump by a vote of 57 guilty to 43 not guilty, short of the 2/3s majority needed to convict, during the fifth day of th

Trump lashes out at McConnell in deepening feud between top Republicans

The gap between them widened last Saturday, when McConnell declared on the Senate floor that Trump was "practically and morally responsible" for the deadly Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump celebrates with Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Congressional Republicans after the US Congress passed sweeping tax overhaul legislation in December.

Trump's second impeachment trial an assault on the presidency - opinion

Little is known of the riot even today.

US HOUSE LEAD impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks during the impeachment trial of former US president Donald Trump last week.

Senator McConnell’s vote on impeachment reveals cowardice - opinion

It doesn’t take a lawyer to see that Trump urged his supporters to try and overturn the election results through public disruption.

US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks about former US president Donald Trump, accusing him of dereliction of duty, immediately after the US Senate voted to acquit Trump by a vote of 57 guilty to 43 not guilty, short of the 2/3s majority needed to convict, during the fifth day of th

RNC official deletes comment comparing Trump trial to Nazi show trials

In the show trials, Nazi prosecutors tried people accused of political offenses; virtually all were convicted, most receiving death sentences.

Michael van der Veen, attorney for former President Donald Trump, answers a question submitted by a Senator during the fourth day of the impeachment trial of the former president on charges of inciting the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2021. U.S

Acquitted by Senate, Trump still a powerful force in Republican politics

That leaves Republicans in a precarious position as they try to forge a winning coalition in the 2022 elections for control of Congress and a 2024 White House race that might include Trump.

US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) huddles on the Senate floor with Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and others

Biden, reflecting on Senate acquittal of Trump: 'Democracy is fragile'

"While the final vote did not lead to a conviction, the substance of the charge is not in dispute."

US President-Elect Joe Biden in this file photo from July 14 2020

Impeachment: McConnell says Trump 'morally responsible' for Capitol riot

McConnell was not the only Republican to castigate Trump for his behavior after voting for acquittal.

US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks about former US president Donald Trump, accusing him of dereliction of duty, immediately after the US Senate voted to acquit Trump by a vote of 57 guilty to 43 not guilty, short of the 2/3s majority needed to convict, during the fifth day of th

Impeachment Trial: Who are the 7 Republicans who voted to convict Trump?

While the majority of Republican senators sided with Trump and backed his acquittal, seven Republican senators joined the Democrats and voted to convict the Republican former president.

US Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) walks to the Senate floor on the fifth day of the impeachment trial of former US president Donald Trump, on charges of inciting the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, US, February 13, 2021

Senate acquits Trump of incitement charge in impeachment trial

The final vote was 57 guilty and 43 not guilty.

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, January 20, 2021.