A Democrat lawmaker’s rogue attempt to impeach Donald Trump has fallen flat on its face, and now the liberal’s colleagues are annoyed at the ‘waste of f***ing time.’
Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., launched an unlikely bid to impeach the president weeks ago and just introduced the articles on the House floor on Tuesday.
The Democrat proposed seven articles of impeachment against the 78-year-old president, including bribery, abuse of power, obstruction of justice and more.
His triggering the articles instantly provoked a headache for his fellow colleagues who were overwhelmingly unsupportive of the effort.
‘This is the dumbest f***ing thing. Utterly selfish behavior,’ one anonymous Democrat told Axios of Thanedar’s impeachment push. ‘What a dumbs***,’ said another.
Party members indicated that focusing on impeachment is unproductive as they attempt to resist Republicans’ maneuvering on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill.’
Veteran Democrats reportedly ripped the impeachment plan to shreds in a closed door hearing on Wednesday, the same day the Michigan lawmaker was supposed to force further action on the impeachment, Axios reports.
They fumed with frustration over Thanedar’s ‘idiotic’ and ‘horrible’ solo attempt to remove the president.
Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., speaks during a news conference in front of the U.S. Capitol on May 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rep. Thanedar announced that he is filing articles of impeachment to impeach President Donald Trump. He later said he would hold off
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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and former Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., reportedly tore into the plan in the meeting.
After discussing the matter with his colleagues the Democrat released a statement indicating he would hold off on the effort – for now.
‘After talking with many colleagues, I have decided not to force a vote on impeachment today.’
‘Instead, I will add to my articles of impeachment and continue to rally the support of both Democrats and Republicans to defend the Constitution with me.’
At a press conference regarding his effort to remove Trump, Thanedar admitted he knows his fellow Democrats are at odds with his plan.
‘Some Democrats have called me lunatic,’ the congressman said. ‘Just like the president has called me lunatic.’
The president first addressed the latest impeachment push during a rally celebrating his first 100 days in Michigan.
‘What the hell did I do, they want to impeach me,’ he said.
Thanedar filed seven separate articles of impeachment
Pelosi reportedly criticized the impeachment effort in a private meeting with lawmakers
‘Did I just hear I’m being impeached again?’ he continued. ‘They’ve gone totally crazy.’
Thanedar, who has a background in pharmaceuticals, also found himself in hot water earlier this year when a report surfaced alleging he abandoned over 100 dogs to starve at one of his research facilities.
The story, along with the impeachment, are hurting the Democrat’s career, one staffer warned.
‘Shri is killing his career so brutally you’d think it was one of his lab animals,’ a Democratic aide joked to the Daily Mail.
Thanedar’s articles are not the only ones Democrats are planning, however.
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, has also said that he is working on articles of impeachment against the president, though he has not stated when he would release them.