<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A prominent Democratic congressman has filed </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/impeachment" rel="" target="" title="articles of impeachment"><span>articles of impeachment</span></a><span> against </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> over his actions against Iran.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>John Larson filed 13 articles to </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-impeachment-trial-senate-final-vote-looms-as-surprise-witness-fight-resolved/cceacd97-d8f5-4d9e-9f24-3ffcb18f7f1d" rel="" target="" title="remove the president from office"><span>remove the president from office</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Donald Trump has blown past every requirement to be removed from office. And it's getting worse," Larson said in a statement. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/pete-hegseth-suspicious-trades-blackrock-defence-stocks-pentagon-secretary-of-war-denial/31095d1a-7d6e-479b-96f8-e087a3a92de8"><strong><span>Iran attacks Pete Hegseth on reports he sought to profit from the war</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"His illegal war in Iran is not only driving up prices for American families — it has cost American lives."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 77-year-old Connecticut Democrat said the president is becoming "more unhinged".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He's becoming more unstable by the day," he said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-impeachment-25th-amendment-articles-vote-john-larson-usa-news/29f541c9-d43f-4f59-bc45-9d6e4cdf9b63" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"His profane and sacrilegious Easter Sunday and subsequent threats, including 'a whole civilisation will die' and 'open the Strait…or you'll be living in hell' not only foreshadow war crimes, but put our security at risk."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Impeachment is a complex procedure to remove a president (or other public official) from power.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>If the impeachment articles pass a simple majority in the House of Representatives, it would take a two-thirds vote in the Senate to remove Trump from power.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Republicans control both chambers in Congress, making removal highly unlikely.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-ballroom-construction-halted-white-house-east-wing-usa-politics-news/3f85b9a7-b9d3-4d44-8af3-380a25eea3a5"><strong><span>'Construction has to stop!': Judge orders a halt to Trump's ballroom</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Meanwhile other Democrats are talking about invoking the 25th Amendment, which would lead to an immediate removal of Trump from office.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If Trump's cabinet had one shred of integrity left, they'd immediately invoke the 25th amendment and take the nuclear codes away from the madman sitting in the Oval Office," Congressman Jim McGovern said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Donald Trump is unstable, dangerous, and unable to function as Commander in Chief. His illegal war in Iran needs to end and he must be removed immediately. It's time to invoke the 25th Amendment," said Congresswoman Lauren Underwood.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 25th Amendment would require the vice president and a majority of the cabinet to determine the president is not able to do his job.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Congress would then have 48 hours to vote in support. It would take a two-thirds vote in both chambers to remove Trump.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-supreme-court-storms-out-birthright-citizenship-case-hearing-usa-news/08eaaded-0c31-4a88-b0ac-51736aadc8c0"><strong><span>Donald Trump storms out of Supreme Court as he faces loss</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Unlike impeachment, the 25th Amendment does not require proof of "high crimes and misdemeanours" to remove a president.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Democrats were specifically outraged by </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-donald-trump-warns-a-whole-civilisation-will-die-tonight-if-a-deal-with-iran-isnt-reached/95357b64-282a-4c4b-8056-27b642794b65" rel="" target="" title="Trump's comments overnight warning that &quot;a whole civilisation will die tonight&quot;"><span>Trump's comments overnight warning that "a whole civilisation will die tonight"</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>US forces struck two bridges and a train station in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/iran" rel="" target="" title="Iran"><span>Iran</span></a><span>, as well as the valuable oil hub Kharg Island.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Democrats are demanding </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-neal-dunn-terminal-diagnosis-dead-by-june-mike-johnson-usa-politics-news/b598dc61-43f2-4a3a-aaa4-d522b0154a3e" rel="" target="" title="Speaker Mike Johnson"><span>Speaker Mike Johnson</span></a><span> call the House back into session for votes on the war.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/can-donald-trump-be-charged-with-a-war-crime/71871985-f374-4fea-be6a-9d3ec69e4161"><strong><span>Can Donald Trump be charged with a war crime?</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span></div></div>