Former Clinton Advisor Blasts Dems Over Trump Impeachment Calls After Iran Strike

Former Democrat adviser Dan Turrentine called out Democrats for saying that Donald Trump’s strike on Iran was an impeachable offense.

He said, “It was too depressing to write this last night, after we got off air, so I went to bed. But, it needs to be said by more Democrats: this was not an impeachable offense, and Trump did not need congressional approval for one precision attack under the circumstances, just as Obama did not when striking Bin Laden.”

He also wondered why the Democrats couldn’t say “it’s great we achieved the objective and destroyed Iran’s nuclear sites”

It was too depressing to write this last night, after we got off air, so I went to bed. But, it needs to be said by more Democrats: this was not an impeachable offense, and Trump did not need congressional approval for one precision attack under the circumstances, just as Obama…

— dan turrentine (@danturrentine) June 22, 2025

Dan Turrentine posted on X:

It was too depressing to write this last night, after we got off air, so I went to bed. But, it needs to be said by more Democrats: this was not an impeachable offense, and Trump did not need congressional approval for one precision attack under the circumstances, just as Obama did not when striking Bin Laden. Why can’t our Party just say it’s great we achieved the objective and destroyed Iran’s nuclear sites, god bless the soldiers who carried this out and made it home safely, god bless our country, military, allies, and we look forward to a full intel briefing. . If one must then assert Congressional authority at the moment, add that any escalation will require congressional approval. And if you must, express concern for where this may go and what might come next.

But, for so many in my Party to knee jerk with unhinged calls for impeachment – and sadly omit in their statement support for Iran not having nuclear weapons, which has been a principle of our Party for 40 years -is truly TDS.

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Ps. Stunning that 10 hours and counting after the announcement, with so many in our Party having spoken,
@chuckschumer @SenSchumer has still not put out a statement.

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Update: he did put one out last night to the media. But, he did not post it to his Senate website, nor to social media. Does he really think the proverbial tree could fall and certain people would not hear it?

Dan Turrentine was an advisor to Hillary Clinton.

Fox News reported:

Turrentine, who worked under Hillary Clinton when she was a New York senator and former Colorado Gov. Jared Polis when he was in the House of Representatives, wrote on X that Democrats need to back away from talks of impeachment.