James Carville warns Dems against impeaching Trump if they win control in midterms
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.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."I’ll tell you one thing that I think Democrats should steer clear of, and that’s impeachment," Hunt said."It’s not that Trump has not committed impeachable offenses, far worse than what he was accused of back in 2019 with Ukraine.
I mean, he has.I mean, you could come up with a bill of particulars of, you know, a dozen at least.
But you know something, James? It’s not going to happen, and it is a distraction.""It is a waste of energy," Hunt, like other Democrats, warned further."Investigate, investigate, investigate.
Don’t go on a mission that isn’t going to succeed."JACK SMITH'S TRUMP PROBE SWEPT UP FOX NEWS, OTHER MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS AS INVESTIGATION WENT BEYOND LAWMAKERSJames Carville attends the New York Times DealBook Summit 2025 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025, in New York City.(David Dee Delgado/Getty Images for The New York Times)Carville agreed, arguing that the Supreme Court is protecting Trump from the consequences of his actions."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.
Now, of course, he can’t commit a crime according to the Supreme Court because, well, he’s above the law," Carville lamented."But suppose you say, ‘This is incontrovertible proof.We got to do something about this.
How can he stay in office?’ And impeachment would be a very difficult thing," Carville warned."It’s time-consuming.
It’s highly unlikely to be anything because of the — yo...