Donald Trump has already been impeached twice.
So if Democrats win the 2026 midterms, could he be impeached again, and could he actually be removed from office?
The answer to those two questions is different.
First, impeachment does not mean removal
The Constitution gives the House of Representatives the power to impeach a president.
Think of impeachment as bringing formal charges. If a majority of the House votes to approve articles of impeachment, the president is impeached.
But the president does not automatically leave office.
The case then moves to the Senate, which holds a trial. Conviction requires two thirds of the senators present.
If all 100 senators participate, 67 would have to vote to convict for the president to be removed.
Why the 2026 midterms matter
Right now, Republicans control the House.
But every one of the 435 voting House seats is up for election in November.
If Democrats win enough seats to take control of the House, they would have the numbers to impeach Trump if a majority of House members voted to do so.
The Senate is different.
There are 100 senators, but they serve six year terms, so the entire Senate is not elected at once.
There are 35 Senate seats up for election in 2026.
The Senate currently has 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats and two independents who caucus with Democrats.
That balance could change after the midterms.
But the math matters.
Even controlling the Senate would not necessarily give Democrats enough votes to remove Trump. If all 100 senators participated in an impeachment trial, conviction would require 67 votes.
We have seen this process twice before
Trump’s first impeachment came in 2019.
The House impeached him on two articles: abuse of power involving his dealings with Ukraine and obstruction of Congress during the congressional investigation.
The Senate acquitted him on both.
Trump was impeached again in 2021.
This time, the House charged him with incitement of insurrection after a crowd of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6 as Congress was counting the electoral votes from the 2020 election.
When the case reached the Senate, 57 senators voted to convict Trump and 43 voted not guilty.
Seven Republicans joined Democrats and independents in voting to convict.
But 57 was still short of the two thirds majority required, so Trump was acquitted.
So what happens if Democrats win?
Winning the House could give Democrats the votes needed to impeac