- Andy Ogles has been a leading figure in filing articles of impeachment against multiple federal judges, particularly those who have ruled against the Trump administration’s positions (Tennessee Lookout, Harvard Crimson, Reuters).
- In early 2025, Ogles organized and promoted public impeachment efforts, including hosting an "impeachathon" event with other Republican lawmakers to target judges viewed as hostile to the administration (Reuters).
- Ogles is under ongoing legal scrutiny for alleged campaign finance violations, with the FBI confiscating his phone in August 2024 and a congressional investigation underway regarding a possibly fabricated $320,000 campaign contribution (Daily News Journal, NewsChannel 5).
- Ogles has publicly and repeatedly denounced legal proceedings against Donald Trump, attending the 2024 hush money trial and labeling it "political persecution" and "election interference" (Tennessean, The Jackson Sun).
- The ethics and legal vulnerabilities related to Ogles’ campaign finances, as well as his aggressive use of impeachment against judges, suggest ongoing and significant legal exposure.
Ogles Filed Articles Of Impeachment Against Multiple Judges In 2025 According to ProPublica, "He’s filed articles of impeachment against multiple judges who’ve ruled against the new administration." [Tennessee Lookout, 3/6/25]
March 2025: Andy Ogles Alleged Chuang Marginalized President Trump’s Authority in Impeachment Motion According to Harvard Crimson, "In the impeachment motion, Ogles alleged that Chuang had ‘marginalized’ President Donald Trump’s authority by halting Trump’s efforts to dismantle the USAID and preventing Trump ‘from responding to threats to our national security posed by USAID employees.’" [Harvard Crimson, 3/30/25]
March 2025: Andy Ogles’ Impeachment Motion Marked His Third Attempt Against a Judge According to Harvard Crimson, "The Monday motion — which marked Ogles’ third impeachment attempt against a judge — puts one of Harvard’s closest affiliates in a direct standoff with the Trump administration[...]" [Harvard Crimson, 3/30/25]
2024–2025: Ogles' FBI Investigation And Legal Troubles Continued According to NewsChannel 5, "January 6, 2025: A recent release from the U.S. House Ethics Committee points to a worsening legal situation for Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles, who now faces a congressional investigation into a $320,000 campaign contribution that he appears to have completely fabricated. January 8, 2025: Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles — with the help of a team of high-powered lawyers — has quietly managed to tie up an FBI investigation into his campaign finances for the past five months, NewsChannel 5 has discovered." [NewsChannel 5, 4/23/25]
February 2025: Andy Ogles Filed Impeachment Resolution Against Judge Amir Ali According to Reuters, "Republican U.S. Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee filed the resolution seeking to have U.S. District Judge Amir Ali in Washington impeached a day after U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts paused the judge's order requiring the Republican president's administration to pay foreign aid funds to contractors and grant recipients." [Reuters, 2/27/25]
February 2025: Ogles Hosted 'Impeachathon' With Other GOP Lawmakers According to Reuters, "On Wednesday night, Ogles hosted an 'impeachathon' event on his YouTube show with U.S. Representatives Eli Crane and Andrew Clyde about their efforts to have removed 'woke activist judges who are literally working against the president of the United States.'" [Reuters, 2/27/25]
March 2025: Andy Ogles Filed Impeachment Articles Against Judge Theodore D. Chuang According to Harvard Crimson, "Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) filed impeachment articles against United States District Court Judge Theodore D. Chuang ’91 [...] on Monday." [Harvard Crimson, 3/30/25]
August 2023: Andy Ogles Commented On Trump's Indictment As 'Frightening' According to Columbia Daily Herald, "He briefly commented on Trump's recent indictment, saying he was targeted by 'woke' district attorneys. [...] 'The idea that political differences will be settled in jail by district attorneys is frightening,' he said." [Columbia Daily Herald, 8/17/23]
May 2024: Ogles Attended Trump Hush Money Trial And Criticized Proceedings As Political Persecution According to Oak Ridger, "Tennessee's U.S. Reps. Andy Ogles and Diana Harshbarger traveled to New York City to attend the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump on Thursday, criticizing the effort as 'political persecution.'" [Oak Ridger, 5/20/24]
May 2024: Ogles Attended Trump Hush Money Trial And Criticized Proceedings As "Political Persecution" According to The Jackson Sun, "Tennessee's U.S. Reps. Andy Ogles and Diana Harshbarger traveled to New York City to attend the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump on Thursday, criticizing the effort as 'political persecution.' 'We are witnessing unprecedented actions of election interference emanating directly from the White House that are more akin to dictatorships,' Ogles shared in a social media post." [The Jackson Sun, 5/20/24]
May 2024: Ogles Traveled To Trump Trial And Criticized Proceedings As 'Political Persecution' According to The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, Tennessee), "Tennessee's U.S. Reps. Andy Ogles and Diana Harshbarger traveled to New York City to attend the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump on Thursday, criticizing the effort as 'political persecution.' 'We are witnessing unprecedented actions of election interference emanating directly from the White House that are more akin to dictatorships,' Ogles shared in a social media post." [Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, Tennessee), 5/20/24]
May 2024: Ogles Attended Trump's Hush Money Trial And Criticized Proceedings As 'Political Persecution' According to The Commercial Appeal, "Tennessee's U.S. Reps. Andy Ogles and Diana Harshbarger traveled to New York City to attend the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump on Thursday, criticizing the effort as 'political persecution.'" [Commercial Appeal, 5/21/24]
August 2024: Ogles Confirmed FBI Confiscated His Phone In Campaign Finance Probe According to Daily News Journal, "Shortly after the election, the FBI confiscated Ogles' phone in a probe believed to be centered on his campaign finance dealings, Ogles confirmed this week." [Daily News Journal, 8/12/24]
August 2024: FBI Confiscated Ogles' Phone In Campaign Finance Probe According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "Shortly after the election, the FBI confiscated Ogles' phone in a probe believed to be centered on his campaign finance dealings, Ogles confirmed this week." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 8/12/24]
May 2024: Rep. Andy Ogles Attended Trump Hush Money Trial In New York According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, "Tennessee's U.S. Reps. Andy Ogles and Diana Harshbarger traveled to New York City to attend the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump on Thursday, criticizing the effort as 'political persecution.'" [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 5/19/24]
May 2024: Ogles Attended Trump's Trial In New York City According to Tennessean, "Tennessee's U.S. Reps. Andy Ogles and Diana Harshbarger traveled to New York City to attend the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump on Thursday, criticizing the effort as 'political persecution.'" [Tennessean, 5/19/24]