Thirteen articles of impeachment have been introduced against President Trump, covering a sweeping range of alleged constitutional violations. The charges include usurping Congress's war power by initiating military action against Iran and Venezuela without authorization, militarizing domestic law enforcement to intimidate peaceful protesters, unconstitutional detentions and deportations, retaliating against protected political speech, abusing the pardon power to benefit insurrectionists and political allies, dismantling consumer and environmental protections, refusing to spend congressionally appropriated funds, obstructing congressional oversight, weaponizing law enforcement against political opponents, firing Inspectors General without required notice, attempting to strip birthright citizenship in violation of the 14th Amendment, declaring specious national emergencies, and profiting from the presidency in violation of the emoluments clauses. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee. As a House resolution, it does not require Senate approval to initiate proceedings, but removal from office would require a two-thirds Senate vote.
Civil Liberties
- First Amendment speech protections — Article alleges retaliation against protected political speech and association
- Right of peaceful assembly — Article alleges National Guard deployment to deter protest in U.S. cities
- Due process in detention and deportation — Article alleges removals based on race, ethnicity, or political opposition
- Birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment — Article alleges executive order stripping citizenship from a category of U.S.-born children
Criminal Justice & Due Process
- Pardon power scope — Article alleges pardons for roughly 1,500 January 6 defendants and donors convicted of fraud or trafficking
- Equal application of criminal law — Article alleges selective investigations of political opponents and dismissals favoring allies
Transparency & Accountability
- Inspector General independence — Article alleges 17 IGs fired without the 30-day notice required by the IG Act of 1978
- Congressional oversight access — Article alleges refusals to disclose information and provide testimony
- Emoluments clause compliance — Article alleges retained business interests creating foreign and domestic emoluments concerns
- Power of the purse — Article alleges withholding of appropriated funds and diversion of unappropriated funds
Environmental Concerns
- Consumer, worker, and environmental program funding — Article alleges systematic dismantling of agencies enforcing these protections
Congressional Summary
This resolution sets forth 13 articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors on charges of war power-murder-piracy;militarization of domestic law enforcement;serial unconstitutional detentions and deportations;retaliation against constitutionally protected speech or association;abuse of the pardon power—sabotaging the rule of law;illegally crippling or defunding programs to protect consumers, the needy, workers, and the environment;usurpation of the congressional power of the purse;contempt of Congress—secret government;perverting law enforcement to persecute political opponents and benefit friends;suspending or dispensing with laws;flouting Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment;specious national emergency—foreign terrorist organization declarations; anddomestic and foreign emoluments clauses.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-04-06
- Date Added
- 2026-04-14
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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