Proposed expungements of the impeachments of Donald Trump

A proposal has been floated by some Republican members of the United States House of Representatives of having the Republican-led House vote to adopt a resolutions to "expunge" the two impeachments of 45th and current 47th U.S. president Donald Trump, a Republican. Both his impeachments happened during the first of his two nonconsecutive terms. Trump himself called for such the adoption of such resolutions. In June 2023, the effort received support from then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

There is no precedent of the House voting to expunge a federal impeachment. Legal, political experts, and historians have expressed skepticism as to the impact and significance that such a vote would have. Many have argued that such a vote could only be symbolic and would have little or no legal effect, while some differing opinions have argued that there is nothing to preclude Congress from revoking a previous impeachment action. Many commentators have characterized the proposal as an attempt by Republicans to delegitimize Trump's impeachments in the public's recollection.

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