Trump Faces Third Impeachment Speculation After Republicans Lose Midterms, Though 67-Senate Threshold Looms
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Updated · The Guardian · Nov 11
Trump Faces Third Impeachment Speculation After Republicans Lose Midterms, Though 67-Senate Threshold Looms
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Nov 11
Summary
Republicans’ midterm defeat has revived speculation that Donald Trump could face a third impeachment, a risk he had repeatedly warned voters about before the election.
54 Democratic Senate seats give the party control of government but still leave it 13 votes short of the 67 needed to remove a president after a Senate trial.
Trump, already impeached twice in 2019 and 2021 and acquitted both times, has responded to the losses by largely sidestepping them publicly and then alleging the election was rigged.
Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders have both signaled little appetite for an impeachment push, arguing Democratic resources should go toward investigations, accountability and policy priorities instead.