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JONATHAN TURLEY: Impeachment obsession returns as Democrats recycle lawfare to fire up their base

13 6
07.01.2026

Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the potential timeline for Nicolas Maduro’s trial and the fallout after Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home was vandalized.

"Are You Not Entertained?" With the country’s economy improving and other issues losing traction with the public, Democrats are increasingly turning to the one thing lacking in Washington: impeachment.

As they work to take back the House in the midterms, Democrats are again promising voters the equivalent of the Roman Games by restarting impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. For many liberal voters, impeachment has become the thrilling cage match of lawfare.

Facing a challenger on the left in New York, Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., was the latest to dangle impeachment before his constituents. He insisted that Trump can be removed for the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

The same people who introduced what I called an abusive "snap impeachment" against Trump are now suggesting that he can be impeached for an act that was previously upheld as lawful in the courts.

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According to Goldman, the operation constitutes an undeclared war and is thus impeachable.

The professed shock over the operation is nothing short of comical from leaders who said nothing when Democratic presidents engaged in similar actions.

There were no widespread calls for impeachment when President Bill Clinton attacked Bosnia or President Barack Obama attacked Libya. In the latter case, I represented several members of Congress to challenge the undeclared war in Libya. Obama, like Trump, dismissed any need to get congressional approval before attacking the capital city of a foreign nation and military sites to force regime change. Figures like then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were lionized for their tough action in Libya.

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