The Moment Is Now: Impeach Him

 

Donald Trump has only been back in the White House for a couple of months, and the Constitution is hanging by a thread. Some say it’s not even possible to impeach him. Some say it would be a huge waste of time and resources. But here’s the truth: Congress absolutely can — and arguably must — impeach him. And if they don’t? They’re complicit.

THE CONSTITUTION NEVER SAID “ONE AND DONE”

Impeachment is not a get-out-of-jail-free card. The Constitution says a president can be impeached for “high crimes and misdemeanors.” It doesn’t say how many times. It doesn’t say you can’t be impeached for past behavior if you’re re-elected. And it sure as hell doesn’t say “once acquitted, always acquitted.”

Donald Trump was impeached twice. He was never convicted. But the evidence didn’t vanish — it got worse.

JANUARY 6 WAS AN INSURRECTION — AND TRUMP LED IT

The 14th Amendment, Section 3 is crystal clear: “No person shall... hold any office... under the United States... who, having previously taken an oath... to support the Constitution... shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same.”

Trump swore that oath. Then he unleashed a mob on the U.S. Capitol. He told them to “fight like hell.” He refused to call them off. And he did it to overturn an election he knew he lost.

That is textbook insurrection.

Colorado’s Supreme Court agreed. So did multiple lower courts. The U.S. Supreme Court didn’t dispute that Trump engaged in insurrection — they simply said Congress has the authority to enforce Section 3. That means Congress has the constitutional power — and duty — to remove him. And impeachment is one way to do it.

HE DIDN’T JUST INCITE AN INSURRECTION — HE SHIELDED THE INSURRECTIONISTS

Donald Trump didn’t just incite a violent mob to attack the Capitol. He didn’t just call them “patriots,” or promise them mercy if they took the fall.

Once he returned to office in 2025, he followed through. He used the power of the presidency to pardon all of them.

From Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to top-level aides who helped coordinate the plot — Trump issued blanket pardons after regaining power, shielding over 1,500 individuals tied to the January 6 insurrection. These included full pardons for many participants and commuted sentences for high-profile figures like Stewart Rhodes and Enrique Tarrio.

That’s not speculation. That’s historical fact. And it fits perfectly within the warning laid out in the Constitution: “No person shall… hold any office… who… engaged in insurrection or rebellion… or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”— 14th Amendment, Section 3

Aid? Check. Comfort? Check.

Presidential pardons as rewards for loyalty to a coup attempt? That’s not just comfort — that’s collaboration. This alone should disqualify him. If Congress refuses to act, they are not merely passive observers — they are accomplices to the unraveling of constitutional democracy.

HE’S COMMITTING NEW ABUSES RIGHT NOW

Even if you want to set January 6 aside — and you shouldn’t — Trump is still attacking the Constitution in real time.

He’s threatening judges. Repeatedly.

He’s ignoring court orders.

He’s demanding total loyalty from military and intelligence officials.

He’s reportedly considering mass deportations, retribution campaigns, and martial-law-style crackdowns.

He’s using the federal government like a personal weapon.

Each of these acts may be impeachable on their own. Together? They’re a constitutional five-alarm fire.

IMPEACHMENT ISN’T JUST A PUNISHMENT — IT’S A WARNING

Let’s be honest: the Senate might not convict him. Not yet. But impeachment is more than a conviction process. It’s a line in the sand. It tells the public — and the world — that Congress still exists. That there are limits. That this country is not one man deep.

And if Mike Johnson refuses to act? Then it’s on Democrats — and any Republican left with a conscience — to do it anyway. Put it on the record. Force the vote. Make every member choose: Constitution or chaos?

THE MOMENT IS NOW

The founders didn’t write the impeachment clause for calm times. They wrote it for this. For tyrants. For con men. For presidents who think power is theirs by divine right.

Trump is that man. And if Congress waits any longer, they won’t just be negligent. They’ll be irrelevant.

-Fear & Loathing: Closer to the Edge