Sen. Jon Ossoff signals support for Trump impeachment [View all]

Source: NBC News

April 25, 2025, 11:58 PM EDT


Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., on Friday signaled support for impeaching President Donald Trump, telling attendees at a town hall near Atlanta that the president’s conduct “has already exceeded any prior standard for impeachment.”

“I mean, I saw just 48 hours ago, he is granting audiences to people who buy his meme coin,” Ossoff said. “When the sitting president of the United States is selling access for what are effectively payments directly to him. There is no question that that rises to the level of an impeachable offense.” The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday night.

Video of the town hall was made available online by NBC affiliate WXIA. Ossoff, who is currently running for re-election to the U.S. Senate, made the remark in response to an attendee who asked why Democrats have not moved to impeach Trump, stating her belief that “everything that Trump is doing is leading us down an authoritative rule.” “Do more. I like you and I will vote for you if you are brave, and you do what we need,” the attendee said. “We need him impeached, we need him removed.”

Ossoff in response said he “strongly” agreed with the attendee, but told the audience that the move is not currently feasible given the current makeup of the House of Representatives, which is responsible for introducing articles of impeachment. “The only way to achieve what you want to achieve is to have a majority United States House of Representatives,” Ossoff said. “And believe me, I’m working on it every single day, every single day.”

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