Former Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat aiming to reclaim a U.S. Senate seat in Ohio after losing his 2024 re-election bid, has expressed that he would not back an impeachment of President Donald Trump. He believes there’s simply no justification for such action, regardless of the outcome of the midterm elections.
Brown, speaking to The Columbus Dispatch on October 9, stated, “I can’t speak for everybody else, but I would not support an impeachment of Trump. There’s just simply no reason for that, no matter what happens in the midterms.” His campaign and the White House have not yet responded to requests for comment.
The prospect of impeaching Trump could come into play if Democrats regain control of the House during the midterms, with the issue potentially moving to the Senate. Historically, Brown, who served in the Senate from early 2007 until early 2025, voted to convict Trump following both House impeachments during the former president’s first term. However, the Senate fell short of the required votes to convict, and by the time the Senate addressed the second impeachment, Trump was already out of office.
Currently, Brown faces Sen. Jon Husted, a Republican from Ohio, in a special U.S. Senate election. A spokesperson for the Husted campaign remarked that Brown had previously aligned himself with extreme elements of his party when he voted for impeachment and suggested that he is now trying to present himself as a moderate.
Interestingly, while Trump has endorsed Husted, former President Barack Obama is showing his support for Brown. It’s a notable contrast in endorsements as the election races heat up.
