Trump pressures Congress to symbolically expunge his two impeachments despite constitutional impossibility

President Trump is pressing Congressional Republicans to pass a resolution that would symbolically nullify the two impeachments he received during his first term—one for pressuring Ukraine to investigate Biden, and one for inciting the January 6 insurrection. Constitutional experts unanimously state Congress has no power to undo impeachments, with UNC law professor Michael Gerhardt calling the idea "absurd." House Speaker Mike Johnson praised the effort and called it "a priority" for House Republicans. The move represents Trump's ongoing effort to rewrite history and erase accountability for his conduct, despite having no legal significance or constitutional basis. Trump has repeatedly attacked the legitimacy of both impeachments since they occurred.

"President Trump and his allies have discussed pushing lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed at voiding his first-term impeachments. It would have little legal significance, however, because the Constitution provides no procedure for undoing an impeachment." — Reporting from The Guardian on Trump's pressure campaign to expunge his impeachment record