Dem Rep. Shri Thanedar Introduces Seven Articles of Impeachment Against Trump
On Monday, in what has become a recurring episode in the ongoing political theater of the left, Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) introduced seven articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. The announcement, breathlessly pitched as a moral stand for democracy, landed with all the seriousness of a late-night cable rerun—loud, familiar, and utterly inconsequential.
Thanedar’s resolution accuses Trump of “high crimes and misdemeanors,” pointing to a grab-bag of grievances that read more like a progressive Twitter thread than a legal indictment: constitutional violations, tariffs, deportations, retaliation against the press, and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an initiative led by Elon Musk that has infuriated bureaucrats and media elites alike.
The Michigan Democrat went so far as to claim that Trump’s recent defiance of a Supreme Court ruling—after refusing to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant deported to El Salvador—was the “final straw.” Apparently, honoring deportation orders is now grounds for impeachment, at least when it involves a president from the wrong party.
Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) has introduced 7 articles of impeachment against @POTUS.
Alleged violations range from usurping approps. powers to dismissing criminal cases “for personal and political gain.” pic.twitter.com/qoZGNBvu2v
— Sam Lisker (@slisker) April 28, 2025
But the timing of Thanedar’s move is hard to ignore. Just hours earlier, Michigan state Rep. Donavan McKinney announced a 2026 primary challenge for Thanedar’s seat, calling him “a multimillionaire” who “has more in common with Donald Trump and Elon Musk than people like us.” In other words, Thanedar’s impeachment stunt is as much about protecting his job as it is about challenging Trump’s.
The Democratic field gunning for Thanedar now includes former state Sen. Adam Hollier, endorsed by the leftist Justice Democrats. Thanedar’s district, centered around Detroit, is a political powder keg—and pushing an impeachment narrative may be the lifeline he hopes will keep him afloat.
Of course, the resolution is dead on arrival. Republicans hold majorities in both chambers of Congress and have little appetite for reheated impeachment drama. The articles will likely meet the same fate as those floated by Rep. Al Green (D-TX), who earlier this year accused Trump of committing “dastardly deeds” just weeks into his second term.
I have introduced articles of impeachment against President Trump.
When Trump ignores the Constitution, Congress, and the courts, he is not “fighting for America.”
He is tearing it down and endangering our democracy. pic.twitter.com/40iBTZKjkC
— Congressman Shri Thanedar (@RepShriThanedar) April 28, 2025
This latest impeachment push echoes the two previous efforts during Trump’s first term—one over Ukraine, the other tied to January 6—both of which ended in acquittal. But this time, the stakes are lower and the effort more transparently political. Thanedar knows it, his opponents know it, and even Democrats privately acknowledge it.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) summed up the mood with characteristic bluntness: “It’s a day that ends in ‘-Y’, which means liberal Democrats are again trying to impeach [the president] for delivering the will of the people. TDS is strong. MAGA is stronger.”