James Carville warns Dems against impeaching Trump if they win 2026 midterms
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Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville urged Democrats to avoid pursuing a third impeachment of President Donald Trump if the party wins control of the House of Representatives in November, arguing it would be “highly unlikely” to succeed.
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On the “Politics War Room” podcast on Thursday, Carville and his co-host Al Hunt argued that impeachment would be a waste of time and Democrats should devote their energy to investigating the president instead.
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“I’ll tell you one thing that I think Democrats should steer clear of, and that’s impeachment,” Hunt said.
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“It’s not that Trump has not committed impeachable offenses, far worse than what he was accused of back in 2019 with Ukraine.
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I mean, he has.
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I mean, you could come up with a bill of particulars of, you know, a dozen at least.
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But you know something, James?
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It’s not going to happen, and it is a distraction.”
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“It is a waste of energy,” Hunt, like other Democrats, warned further.
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Don’t go on a mission that isn’t going to succeed.”
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Carville agreed, arguing that the Supreme Court is protecting Trump from the consequences of his actions.
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So, you investigate, and, of course, what you’re going to find — and you’re going to find it quickly — is overwhelming evidence of criminal activity.
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Now, of course, he can’t commit a crime according to the Supreme Court because, well, he’s above the law,” Carville lamented.
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“But suppose you say, ‘This is incontrovertible proof.
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We got to do something about this.
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How can he stay in office?’
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And impeachment would be a very difficult thing,” Carville warned.
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“It’s time-consuming.
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It’s highly unlikely to be anything because of the — you need so many votes in the Senate.
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But we’re going to find out a whole bunch of stuff really fast at the beginning of the year 2027.
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I promise you.”
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“Well, I agree.
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I might quibble with ‘very fast’ because I think investigations got to be thorough.
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They got to be really — some of them are actually going to take a while,” Hunt replied.
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“They’re going to build a case, but we’re going to find them out.
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You’re absolutely right about that.
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And I am only against impeachment because I think it’s not going to succeed and will be a distraction.”
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Fox News Digital spoke to former Democratic advisor Dan Turrentine, who suggested Carville and Hunt are spot-on.
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To paraphrase James, it’s a simple math issue, stupid.
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Unless something truly unimaginable [happens], there will not be 67 votes in the Senate to convict.
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And the public is not there, either,” Turrentine said.
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“If we win the majority, the voters that delivered it are clear, they want us laser focused on their lives, the issues they care about.
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We should conduct appropriate oversight and let history and 2028 be the accountability.
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The White House did not immediately return Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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