According to a new report, Trump and his allies have been discussing a resolution that would effectively declare the impeachments from his first term null and void — a largely symbolic move, but one loaded with political significance. The effort would not erase history in any legal sense, and constitutional scholars note there is no formal mechanism for “undoing” an impeachment. Still, supporters see it as an opportunity to formally condemn what they view as years of partisan warfare against Trump.
The proposal comes after a decade of investigations, impeachments, prosecutions and political battles that have defined Trump’s relationship with Washington. To his backers, the impeachments were never about protecting constitutional norms. They were about stopping a political outsider who refused to play by the establishment’s rules.
Trump made no secret of where he stands. “It should be done because I did nothing wrong,” Trump said when discussing the idea. “It was a rigged deal—it was a whole rigged situation.”
The first impeachment came in late 2019, when House Democrats accused Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over his dealings with Ukraine. Democrats argued that Trump improperly tied U.S. aid to Kyiv to investigations involving then-presidential candidate Joe Biden and his family. The impeachment was built on political assumptions and fell far short of the standard required to remove a president.
The second impeachment arrived in the chaotic aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. House Democrats charged Trump with incitement of insurrection, arguing that his efforts to challenge the 2020 election results helped fuel the unrest. Trump denied responsibility, while Democrats were rushing through another impeachment process in the final days of his presidency.
In both cases, the Senate acquitted Trump after prosecutors failed to secure the constitutionally required two-thirds vote needed for conviction.
That fact remains central to the argument of Trump supporters today. Their position is simple: if the Senate never convicted him, the impeachments stand as political accusations rather than proven misconduct.
The reported push would likely wait until after the upcoming midterm elections. Republican leaders face a difficult political map and a narrow House majority, making any controversial vote a potential headache. Still, some GOP lawmakers appear receptive to the idea.
House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support for revisiting the issue. “I think it makes a lot of sense the more the evidence comes out, the more we know they really were sham impeachments,” Johnson said. “We were saying it at the time, now we know. And they make a very compelling case that it should be expunged from the record, because it was a hyperpartisan attack job.”
The battle over Trump’s legacy didn’t end when the impeachment trials did. Republicans may be preparing for one more showdown over which version of history gets the last word.
