The Real Reason Democrats Are Talking About Impeaching Trump Officialshttps://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/11/10/the-real-reason-democrats-are-talking-impeachment-of-trump-officials-n4959214Democrats have wanted to impeach President Donald Trump since before he was even elected the first time. They drew up plans before his first inauguration in 2017, followed through twice, and never let go of the idea after voters sent him back to the White House in 2025. Plenty of Democrats are salivating over the prospect of a third round. Yet incoming House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries keeps publicly downplaying the talk.
"The American people don't want us to get even. They want us to get things done on their behalf because life is way too expensive," Jeffries insisted last week.
I don’t buy it, but the fact he’s downplaying impeachment talk against Trump is telling. While Jeffries has stayed coy about Trump himself, there’s a lot more willingness to openly talk about going after the people around the president. Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. and Todd Blanche have both come up. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) has already introduced articles of impeachment against White House Budget Director Russell Vought over a budget dispute.
And then there's the big one, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
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Massie's effort, Hegseth argued, would "shred" that standard.
"That's what it is. Policy disagreements. Not high crimes. Not misdemeanors. Not treason. Not bribery," he said. He called the Iran campaign, the strikes on the Houthis, and the capture of Nicolás Maduro "historic" accomplishments by the troops. "If you want to take issue with what we did in Epic Fury or Rough Rider or nabbing Nicolás Maduro, you're taking issue with the troops and what they accomplished," he added.
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Democrats are weaponizing impeachment over policy disagreements. So why is Jeffries playing it so cool on Trump? Let's be honest, here. Trump remains the ultimate goal. Everyone in Washington knows it.
Here's why Jeffries is publicly circling the cabinet first.
Let’s start with the math. Democrats may have the votes to impeach in the House, but they lack the votes to convict in the Senate. They could potentially pick off a few weak Republicans against a cabinet secretary. Against Trump, those votes vanish, and the whole exercise backfires the way it did twice before.
Targeting Trump officials carries less risk. At the very least, the pressure could potentially force personnel changes and give the base something to point to as proof that the Democrat majority is doing what it wants. ...
The Dems are trying to impeachmentize policy disagreement - end-running what the USC delegates to the President - and the hobble Trump by tying up and possibly removing Trump's very able senior officials. I wonder, too, whether they believe one or more Trump officials will somehow inadvertently yield an impeachment-grade Gotcha-Trump.
