Ro Khanna says Trump will ‘get impeached’ if Democrats flip the House: ‘He may face conviction’

WASHINGTON, DC: Democratic California Rep. Ro Khanna, during an appearance on MSNBC’s 'The Briefing' told guest host Ali Velshi that Democrats are ready to go all in if they regain control of the House.

“Absolutely, he should be impeached now,” Khanna told Velshi. “I mean, he’s taken us into a disastrous war, threatening war crimes in Iran in terms of the knocking out [power] plants and knocking out electricity, and the Democrats will impeach him once we take back the House and should impeach him for all the things he’s done and depending on the Senate, he may face conviction.”

The comments come as President Donald Trump faces scrutiny over foreign policy decisions tied to Iran. Multiple congressional Democrats have already tried to push impeachment resolutions since Trump began his second term on January 20, 2025, citing issues ranging from illegal immigration policies to the attacks on Iran.

Democrats split between strategy and risk

Back in January, Democratic New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman floated a similar idea during a town hall, suggesting impeachment could be a political endgame if voters hand Democrats the numbers.

“And the only thing that’s gonna remove him is the 25th Amendment, but that would require – no, no, wait a minute – that would require the vice president and members of the cabinet to move against him, but he’s hired a bunch of lackeys, so they’re not going to execute the 25th Amendment,” Coleman told attendees. “But I tell you what, if you elect Democrats to the Senate and to the House, he’ll get impeached. And that’s one way of getting rid of him.”

Still, not everyone in Democratic circles is rushing to sharpen the knives. Impeachment can have negative political ramifications, and some party insiders are wary of overplaying their hand.

“If you swing at him, you want to make sure that you don’t miss,” said Jared Leopold, who has worked on Capitol Hill and with the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee.

A familiar fight and no guarantee of a knockout

Trump isn’t new to impeachment battles. The Democratic-controlled House impeached him twice during his first term. Once it was over a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and again following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Both times, the Senate acquitted him.

Since the recent U.S. attack on Iran, critics including congressional Democrats have labeled the operation unconstitutional and vowed to rein in the president. Yet, a third impeachment push hadn’t fully taken center stage until recently, even as Trump himself has suggested he expects one if Democrats reclaim the House.

If that happens, pressure within the party could quickly build. No president has ever been impeached three times. Trump already holds the distinction of being the only one impeached twice.

Still, some Democrats are signaling caution if not outright restraint. Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, tried to strike a measured tone in remarks made before the Iran operation.

“We’re not afraid of impeachment or any other constitutional tool in our arsenal, but we have learned that impeachment is no panacea,” Raskin said.

“It’s not a fetish with us, but it’s also not a taboo with us,” he added. “If we think that this will be the most effective way to address some of the crises of the republic that have been unleashed by President Trump or particular members of his Cabinet, then it will have to be considered.”