The fight over impeaching President Donald Trump just moved from talking point to formal paper. Rep. John Larson, a Democrat from Connecticut, has introduced a single resolution – H.Res. 353 – that bundles together 13 separate articles of impeachment against the sitting president. It is one of the most sweeping impeachment efforts of Trump’s second term, and it puts a long list of grievances into the official congressional record.
What Larson Actually Filed
Larson’s resolution is not a vague gesture. It is a structured document that lays out 13 distinct articles, each describing a specific set of grounds the congressman argues justify removing Trump from office. Where “over a dozen articles” might sound like loose rhetoric, in this case it is literal: the resolution contains thirteen of them, organized one after another.
That structure matters. Articles of impeachment function like formal charges. Each one is meant to stand on its own as a reason the House could cite if it ever moved to a vote. By packaging 13 into a single resolution, Larson is making the case that the conduct he is describing is not a one-off but a pattern.
Larson Is Not Alone
The Connecticut Democrat is part of a broader current inside the House Democratic caucus. Other members have introduced their own impeachment efforts during Trump’s second term, each framing the president’s conduct as crossing constitutional lines rather than merely political ones. Taken together, these filings signal a growing bloc of lawmakers willing to put their names on the record in favor of removal.
It is worth being precise about the target. These 13 articles are aimed at Trump specifically. Vice President JD Vance is not named in Larson’s resolution. While the public debate often loops in both men at the top of the ticket, the formal charges here concern the president – not the vice president.
Why It Probably Won’t Get a Vote
Here is the political reality: Republicans control the House. That means a resolution like Larson’s is highly unlikely to be brought to the floor or advanced through committee anytime soon. The majority decides what gets a vote, and an impeachment push against a Republican president from the minority party faces a wall.
That does not make the filing meaningless. Articles of impeachment introduced by the minority serve as a statement of principle – a formal marker of where a faction of Congress believes accountability should fall. They also create a documentary record that can be cited later, in hearings, in campaigns, or if the balance of power in the chamber ever shifts.
What This Means for Americans
For voters, the resolution forces a question the country has largely been avoiding: where does the line sit between sharp political disagreement and conduct serious enough to warrant removing a president? Larson and his allies are arguing that line has been crossed. Their opponents argue this is partisan overreach. Both sides are now on the record, and the public gets to weigh in – at the ballot box and in the court of opinion.
So we want to hear from you. Do you think Trump – and Vance – should be removed from office? It is the kind of question that defines an era, and there is no neutral answer.
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