Jeremy Devito Calls for Trump’s Impeachment Over Iran Threats
Written by Brent Wilson on
April 7, 2026
Jeremy Devito, a Democrat from Athens running for Congress in north Alabama, called Tuesday for Congress to impeach President Donald Trump after Trump publicly threatened sweeping military action against Iran infrastructure.
Devito, a candidate in the 2026 Alabama U.S. House District 5 Election, said lawmakers should move to impeach, convict and remove Trump from office following the president’s latest statements about a deadline for Iran and the possibility of “complete and total regime change.”
Trump said Tuesday that a deal had to be reached by Tuesday night or the U.S. could carry out attacks that would destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges. He also wrote that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if no agreement is reached.
Devito said those comments went beyond hard-line foreign policy language and raised the prospect of war. He argued that when a president talks openly about regime change and the destruction of civilian infrastructure, the consequences are not rhetorical but military, diplomatic and human.
In his statement, Devito said Congress has a constitutional duty to act when a president’s conduct threatens the country’s safety, security and standing. He said lawmakers from both parties should begin impeachment proceedings without delay.
Congress has the authority to impeach a president in the House and try the case in the Senate. Removal requires a majority vote in the House to approve articles of impeachment and a two-thirds vote in the Senate to convict.
Devito’s response came as other Democrats in Washington also criticized Trump’s remarks. Congressional Democrats said the president’s language risked escalating conflict, especially as U.S. forces carried out new strikes on military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island, according to a U.S. official cited Tuesday.
For Alabama readers, the statement places foreign policy and presidential power into an early congressional campaign that is otherwise expected to center largely on domestic issues and representation in Washington. Alabama’s 5th District covers much of north Alabama, and the seat is currently held by Republican Dale Strong.
Devito is one of several Democrats associated with the 2026 race. His campaign said he is running a grassroots effort and is not taking corporate PAC money.
Candidates for Congress do not have a direct role in impeachment unless they are already serving in the U.S. House, but statements like Devito’s can signal how they would approach presidential power, war-making authority and Congress’s oversight role if elected. In practical terms, his statement puts him on record in favor of using the Constitution’s most severe remedy against a sitting president.
The 2026 primary for Alabama’s 5th Congressional District is scheduled for May 19, 2026, with the general election set for Nov. 3, 2026.
