Issa Introduces Resolution to Expunge Trump Impeachments

Representative Darrell Issa of California introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives this week to expunge the two impeachments of former President Donald Trump passed by the House in 2019 and 2021, treating them as if they had never occurred. The measure, designated H.Res. 1211 and introduced on April 23, was referred to the House Judiciary Committee, where it has garnered support from Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio and more than 20 Republican cosponsors.

The resolution argues that the 2019 impeachment, stemming from Trump's July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, relied on unreliable evidence from an anonymous whistleblower who lacked firsthand knowledge of the conversation. It cites findings from Intelligence Community Inspector General investigators indicating the whistleblower showed signs of political bias and received assistance from another intelligence official in preparing the complaint. The measure also contends that the Democratic chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence at the time mishandled related evidence during public hearings.

For the 2021 impeachment, adopted one week after the January 6 Capitol...