Plan hatches to impeach Trump on 'day 1' if Dems take House control in November: Axios

A group of House Democrats is preparing to pursue impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump beginning Jan. 1 if they regain a House majority in the midterm elections, Axios reported Thursday.

Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), one of the House Democrats actively working to lay the groundwork for a “day 1” impeachment, told Axios that if Democrats manage to reclaim control of the House in November – which recent polls suggest is more likely than not – the “push for impeachment is going to be overwhelming” among her colleagues.

“We have a case – a very strong case – so we should really work on it now,” another House Democrat, Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI), told Axios.

Reporting suggests that the White House has grown increasingly fearful about impeachment proceedings being launched against the president should Democrats reclaim a House majority. A number of Trump administration officials last year purchased “new legal insurance and professional-liability plans,” Zeteo reported last week, “in anticipation of future investigations or subpoenas from prosecutors and Democrats.”

According to a Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll released this week, 55% of adults indicated that they were in favor of House lawmakers impeaching Trump, compared with the 37% who were opposed. Trump’s favorability among Americans has recently sunk to the lowest levels of his political career, rivaling only former President Richard Nixon at the height of the Watergate scandal.

While Jan. 1 is more than seven months away as of April 24, Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) told Axios that in order to be ready to move forward with impeachment proceedings the moment Democrats take control of the House, the work needs to begin “now.” Ramirez also advocated for launching impeachment proceedings against former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and former Attorney General Pam Bondi "because these people should never be in public office again," she told Axios.