# How impeachment works and why Trump should be worried

https://mins.news/en/item/140895

- DW, 2026-11-12 15:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/impeachment-how-it-works-and-why-trump-should-be-worried/a-79931040?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called this week’s failed effort to impeach him a “farce” and “sabotage.” Experts say impeachment can serve purposes beyond conviction. With Democrats set to control both houses of Congress next year, Trump could face an unprecedented third impeachment attempt.

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