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Donald Trump is no stranger to impeachment, having survived two attempts to remove him from office during his first term, and he has previously joked about his experience fighting them.
“I’m getting good at it,” the POTUS told reporters in October.
Twice impeached
His first impeachment came in 2019 over allegations that he pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden’s son Hunter and his business acrivities in Kyiv while withholding approved military assistance. The Senate acquitted him, but his victory was short-lived.
Following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters, Trump became the first American president to be impeached twice. Once again, the Senate acquitted him.
Now, the Nov. 3 midterms have shifted the balance of power in Washington, with Democrats wresting control of both the House and Senate from Republicans and gaining the authority to investigate Trump and his administration.
Whether they’ll use that power to pursue a third impeachment, however, remains an open question.
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