House Democrats prepare to intensify impeachment efforts against President Trump as the new Congress takes shape.
Key Players and Timeline
At least ten incoming progressive members of the House Democratic caucus are expected to back a push led by outgoing Rep. Al Green, D‑Texas, according to Fox News Digital.
Green and representatives from the Removal Coalition and Courage for Democracy Project met with the news outlet after a Capitol Hill news conference, months after the Texas Democrat introduced articles of impeachment in August.
Green is counting on support from Reps.-elect Melat Kiros of Colorado, Nancy Lacore of South Carolina, Dan Koh of Massachusetts, Chris Rabb of Pennsylvania, Angela Gonzales‑Torres of California and several other incoming Democrats.
“Impeachment is the only means for our future. We cannot deal with a president who engages in corruption,” Green told Fox News Digital. “The end is to have the president removed from office. I applaud the courageous members carrying these efforts into the next Congress.”
Green cited Trump’s cryptocurrency dealings as a concrete example of what he described as presidential corruption.
Rep. Angela Gonzales‑Torres said she will continue Green’s effort, representing the more than 100,000 Los Angeles voters who elected her.
The coalition acknowledges uncertainty about the outcome, noting that even a House‑approved article could fail in the Senate, as happened in Trump’s two previous impeachment trials.
Keira Havens, co‑founder of the Courage for Democracy Project, warned that greater public articulation of the impeachment case will attract more supporters.
Some Democrats may reject impeachment because they doubt the legal sufficiency of the allegations or fear a Senate conviction failure, Havens added.
A constitutional expert affiliated with the Courage for Democracy Project argued that Senate procedures could offer additional removal avenues, though the Constitution reserves impeachment power solely to the House and trial authority solely to the Senate.
Political Reactions
Progressives have criticized Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries for saying the party will not “get even” with Trump, with Jessica Denson, founder of the Removal Coalition, labeling such lawmakers “spineless.”
Denson argued that hearings and potential prosecutions of administration officials are insufficient and that sustained grassroots pressure will eventually compel any holdout Democrat to endorse impeachment.
With Democrats poised to assume House control in January, impeachment proponents see a strategic window to advance resolutions against the president.
Constitutionally, a simple House majority is required to impeach, while a two‑thirds Senate vote is needed to convict and remove the president.
The coalition also plans to pursue impeachment proceedings against War Secretary Pete Hegseth, having already introduced eight articles alleging misconduct.
Officials indicated that wrongdoing by Hegseth could implicate Trump, though it would not automatically establish constitutional liability for the president.
Trump and Hegseth did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
