Democrats Demand Trump’s Impeachment Over Venezuela Operation
Democrats urge Trump’s impeachment over unnotified Venezuelan attacks, raising constitutional and foreign policy concerns.
U.S. lawmakers discuss President Trump’s military operations in Venezuela following airstrikes and the detention of Maduro. Photo: @EFEnoticias
January 5, 2026 Hour: 6:52 am
U.S. Democratic lawmakers have called for President Donald Trump’s impeachment following airstrikes in Venezuela and the detention of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, citing the administration’s failure to inform Congress in advance.
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Democratic leaders criticized the Trump administration’s handling of military actions in Venezuela, emphasizing that lawmakers were left uninformed on a matter of significant foreign policy importance.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued a statement requesting that Congress receive a full briefing “at the beginning of next week.” Gregory Meeks, the senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he had received no prior notice. “At that moment I received all the information from the media,” Meeks added.
Some Democrats pushed for broader accountability measures. Representative Delia Ramirez stated, “Trump must be subjected to an impeachment trial,” proposing a resolution to restrict presidential war powers. Dan Goldman warned, “This violation of the United States Constitution is a crime that can give rise to impeachment.”
Democratic criticism also targeted Trump’s plan to take control of Venezuela. Representative Jared Huffman described it as “truly insane” and noted the country had entered the constitutional territory of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, which allows the Cabinet to remove a president from office.
Concerns were voiced by some Republicans as well. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick said of Trump’s proposal to manage Venezuela, “The only country the United States should ‘lead’ is the United States of America.”
President Trump defended the lack of congressional notification, citing fears that the legislature “tends to leak” sensitive information and that early disclosure could have endangered U.S. troops. The attacks mark a further escalation of U.S. threats toward Venezuela, following actions in recent months that resulted in civilian casualties in Caribbean and Pacific waters.
Author: MK
Source: teleSUR
