Donald Trump and his allies have come up with a detailed 5 point plan to keep Republicans in charge of the House of Representatives after the midterms to avoid impeachment, according to Axios.
Trump allies are worried that if the House flips, a Democratic-controlled lower chamber will not allow Congress to overlook Trump’s corruption and move to immediately investigate and impeach him like they did after the 2018 midterms.
Democrats have already signaled that they want to investigate Trump’s overhaul of the U.S. government, allegations of insider trading with his tariff announcements, his $400 million ‘gift’ from Qatar and other ethical violations, according to Axios.
Trump “knows the stakes firsthand. He saw what can happen. It’s clear he doesn’t want that again,” Matt Gorman, a top official for House Republicans’ campaign arm in the 2018 midterms told the outlet. “Investigations, impeachment — he knows it’s all on the table with a Speaker [Hakeem] Jeffries.”
Historically, midterm elections do not favor the party in power also considering that Trump is already unpopular, 2026 is shaping up to be a brutal year for Republicans.
Trump and his allies are hoping to prevent that by launching what Axios describes as an ‘aggressive’ behind-the-scenes five-point plan to keep control of the House and avoid congressional oversight for the rest of his term in office.
It involves preventing vulnerable incumbent lawmakers in swing districts from running for higher office. According to Axios, “Trump’s team is concerned” about Reps. Mike Lawler (NY) Bill Huizenga (MI), John Jones (MI) and Andy Barr (Ky) leaving their seat to run for senate of governor.
Other steps include recruiting candidates in swing districts with Trump’s blessing—though that hasn’t worked in the past— avoid messy primary fights and raise lots of money.
