Article III: Breach of Public Trust

The Constitution provides that the House of Representatives shall have the sole Power of Impeachment and that civil Officers of the United States, including the Secretary of Education, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. In her conduct while Secretary of Education, Linda M. McMahon, in violation of her oath to well and faithfully discharge the duties of her office, has breached the public trust, in that: Linda M. McMahon has terminated the employment or overseen the departure of approximately 2,000 employees at the Department of Education, affecting roughly half of the Department of Education’s total workforce. On March 11, 2025, Linda M. McMahon announced a reduction in force (referred to in this article as a RIF) to cut the Department of Education’s workforce in half. The RIF included the termination of 1,378 employees without cause, including hundreds of employees in the Office for Federal Student Aid and the Office for Civil Rights. Later that year, the Department of Education failed to disburse congressionally authorized funding in a timely manner, creating significant delays that affected educational programming at elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education across the country. These delays in disbursement affected the following programs: (1) Migrant Education grants authorized under part C of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6391 et seq.). (2) Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants authorized under part A of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6611 et seq.). (3) English Language Acquisition State Grants authorized under part A of title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6811 et seq.). (4) Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program grants authorized under part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.). (5) Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers grants authorized under part B of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171 et seq.). (6) Federal TRIO Programs grants authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.). (7) Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs grants authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.). (8) College Assistance Migrant Program authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.). (9) High School Equivalency Program authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.). (10) Adult Basic and Literacy Education State Grants authorized under title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.). (11) Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education State Grants authorized under title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3333). In October 2025, Linda M. McMahon initiated another harmful and unnecessary RIF and terminated an additional 465 employees without cause. Although a continuing resolution later reversed these terminations, the move was another chaotic and destructive attempt to undermine the work of the Department of Education. Linda M. McMahon has decimated the Department of Education’s capacity to fulfill its statutory responsibilities and created a culture of fear and chaos that has already disrupted and harmed critical educational programming. These actions have breached the public trust in the Department of Education and in Linda M. McMahon as its leader. Wherefore Linda M. McMahon, by such conduct, has demonstrated that she will remain a threat to the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with her duties and the rule of law. Linda M. McMahon thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.