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Trump Pushes Impeachment Erasure Bill, Experts Say Impossible

6/13/2026

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Summary

Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump has asked to introduce a resolution to expunge his impeachments.
Speaker Mike Johnson said he has spoken with U.S. President Donald Trump and experts about effort.
Legal scholars and experts say the Constitution lacks a way to erase impeachments and resolution would have no effect, while U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to move his 2024 hush-money conviction to federal court as judge reviews third request.

History

Historical Context

After the October 1998 impeachment inquiry sparked by the Lewinsky scandal, the House, led by Speaker Newt Gingrich, voted 228-206 to impeach President Bill Clinton on Dec 19 1998; the Senate later acquitted him in February 1999 with votes of 55-45 and 50-50. Today Speaker Mike Johnson and former President Donald Trump echo that effort, seeking to expunge Trump’s impeachments.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump has asked to introduce a resolution to expunge his impeachments.
Speaker Mike Johnson said he has spoken with U.S. President Donald Trump and experts about effort.
Legal scholars and experts say the Constitution lacks a way to erase impeachments and resolution would have no effect, while U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to move his 2024 hush-money conviction to federal court as judge reviews third request.

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