Trump Urges Congress to Nullify 2 Impeachments as Critics Say Move Lacks Legal Force
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 12
Trump Urges Congress to Nullify 2 Impeachments as Critics Say Move Lacks Legal Force
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 12
Summary
Trump is pressing Republicans in Congress to pass a resolution symbolically erasing his two first-term impeachments, a White House-backed effort aimed at expunging them from the historical record.
Constitutional scholars say the move would carry no legal effect because the US Constitution provides no mechanism to reverse an impeachment once the House has approved it.
The two cases stemmed from Trump's 2019 pressure on Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden and the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack; the Senate acquitted him both times.
Democrats including Ted Lieu and Adam Schiff welcomed the fight, arguing it would revive damaging allegations just as Republicans head toward next year's midterm elections.