Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is warning that a Democratic takeover of the House in November would set the stage for a third impeachment of President Trump, arguing that the party would turn congressional oversight into a political weapon.
In an interview Sunday on WABC 770 AM’s “Cats Roundtable,” Jordan said Democrats would not stop at the president. “They say they’re not going to, but we know they will — they’ll do a third impeachment of President Trump,” he told host John Catsimatidis. “But that’s just part of it. They’re going to investigate the first family, they’re going to investigate cabinet secretaries.”
The Ohio Republican specifically named Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, as a likely driver of impeachment efforts against FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Todd Blanche, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Jordan also claimed Democrats would target private businesses, including those that helped finance the inauguration, alleging they would be accused of wrongdoing simply for supporting the administration.
“They’re going to go up for any business who, as an example, you got businesses who helped paper the inauguration, which happened every four years … [Democrats] are going to somehow say, ‘Oh, these businesses have done something wrong,’” he said. He further speculated that the party would go after the eventual 2028 Republican presidential nominee and their running mate, describing it as “nonstop weaponized investigations” rather than “legitimate oversight.”
Jordan’s comments come as Decision Desk HQ’s forecast gives Democrats a 72 percent probability of reclaiming the House. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has not ruled out another impeachment, noting that Raskin and Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) would lead accountability efforts if they become committee chairs. Trump himself has repeatedly warned Republicans that losing the House could trigger another impeachment, and he reiterated that concern last month at a rally for Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.), saying Democrats “have no idea why” they want to impeach him.
An earlier impeachment attempt over Trump’s deportation policies, led by Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), failed this month. Green accused the president of abusing his powers in an immigration crackdown that he said led to U.S. citizen deaths. Trump was first impeached in 2019 for withholding military aid to Ukraine to pressure President Volodymyr Zelensky into investigating Joe Biden, and again after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The Senate acquitted him both times, with the second trial occurring after he left office.
The political stakes are high as Democrats’ strong polling suggests a competitive race for the House. Jordan’s prediction aligns with Trump’s slipping approval ratings and GOP concerns about midterm headwinds. Meanwhile, the president’s national security claims have faced judicial skepticism, adding another layer of tension to the oversight battle.
Jordan’s remarks underscore the deep partisan divide over the use of impeachment as a political tool, with Republicans framing it as a threat to governance and Democrats viewing it as a constitutional check. Whether Democrats would actually pursue a third impeachment remains uncertain, but the possibility is already shaping the political discourse ahead of the midterms.
