Trump Pushes to 'Expunge' His Impeachments From First Term: Report

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: MEDIAite

Jun 11th, 2026, 7:48 pm


President Donald Trump is trying to have his two impeachments from his first term “expunged,” The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

The idea would be for Congress to nullify those impeachments – which, constitutionally, is not a thing – in what would be a symbolic rebuke. In 2020, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives impeached Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress after he made the distribution of aid to Ukraine contingent on the country opening an investigation into potential wrongdoing by Joe Biden and his family. At the time, Biden was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. His son Hunter Biden had served on the board of a Ukrainian energy company called Burisma.

Trump was impeached again in 2021 after he attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 election and inspired the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. In each impeachment, the Senate failed to muster the two-thirds necessary to convict.

“President Trump and his allies have discussed pushing lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed at voiding his first-term impeachments, according to people familiar with the matter,” the Journal reported. “It would have little legal significance, however, because the Constitution provides no procedure for undoing an impeachment, according to experts.”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump/trump-pushes-to-expunge-his-impeachments-from-first-term-report/

[MLWR]

1. This effort is just plain pathetic: historical truths can't be "erased."

[rampartd]

4. this will just add a few paragraphs to the impeachment chapter in history.

confirming that the impeachments did occur.

iow streisand effect

[thesquanderer]

7. George Orwell might beg to differ. (n/t)

[Kid Berwyn]

2. He should be impeached for asking.

Lock him up in a strait jacket.

[TheRickles]

3. "..., according to experts." Bah, what do they know?

[Blues Heron]

5. Wake him up and impeach him again

[liberalgunwilltravel]

6. What Trump is really doing

Is saying to all the Republicans in Congress “Get down on your knees and lick my shriveled mushroom.” It’s a lame attempt to prove his dominance. What’s the under/over on those that will disgrace themselves even more?

[ToxMarz]

8. I think they should create a Trump Impeachment Museum.

That's something he can put his name on!

[chicoescuela]

9. Gonna need a Time Machine you dumb orange fat ass

[MissouriDem47]

10. Of Course, its nonsense

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That's all a complete waste of time, especially since more impeachments are around the corner with his last two years coming up and a Democratic Congress and Senate.

[republianmushroom]

11. Yup, lets change history.

History is what it is, good or bad.

[twodogsbarking]

12. You can't unrape someone, Donald.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. MaddowBlog-Republicans prioritize effort to 'expunge' Trump's impeachments from the record

For six years, Trump has pushed Republicans to unimpeach him and wipe the slate clean. Now, the House speaker considers this twisted goal a “priority.”

For six years, Trump has pushed Republicans to “expunge” his first-term impeachments and wipe the slate clean in order to address his hurt feelings.

This year, it might actually happen — because Speaker Mike Johnson considers this twisted goal a “priority.”
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— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-06-12T17:43:24.818Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-trump-impeachments-expunge

As is too often the case, GOP leaders’ focus apparently lies elsewhere. The Wall Street Journal reported:

President Trump and his allies have discussed pushing lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed at voiding his first-term impeachments, according to people familiar with the matter.

The resolution would allow Trump to claim a symbolic victory on a matter that has dogged him since his first term, part of a broader effort to burnish his presidential legacy. It would have little legal significance, however, because the Constitution provides no procedure for undoing an impeachment, according to experts.

This is not simply a matter of backroom chatter and whispers from Capitol Hill hallways. Trump explicitly told the Journal, in reference to the efforts to “expunge” the record, “It should be done because I did nothing wrong.”......

History buffs may recall that a related effort happened nearly two centuries ago. Lawmakers censured President Andrew Jackson in 1834, only to have his allies “expunge” the censure from the record in 1837 after control of the Senate switched party hands.

The point at the time was for partisans to say that the congressional action happened, but for the sake of the historical record, it didn’t really count. Trump and his acolytes appear to have similar intentions now.

Indeed, as recently as two months ago, Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California introduced a measure to undo both of the president’s impeachments, which coincided with assorted items Trump posted on his social media platform endorsing the broader effort. The same week, as part of an effort that appeared quite coordinated, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard used her office to also take aim at the legitimacy of Trump’s first impeachment.

Just so we’re all clear, this is entirely about Trump’s ego and hurt feelings. There is no mechanism in place that allows for a president to be unimpeached. But Trump sees this as a stain on his record, and he’s eager to have sycophantic GOP members do his bidding, rewrite the recent past, symbolically wipe the slate clean and make him feel better about himself.

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14. All the king's horses and all the king's men could not fit that toothpaste back in the tube

Sorry bozo, those impeachments are history, along with the shameful cowardice of those in the senate who voted against removal.