Jeffries says Democrats haven’t ‘ruled anything out’ on impeachment if they take Congress
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday that Democrats haven’t ruled out impeaching President Trump if they take the House and Senate in November’s midterms.
“We haven’t ruled anything in or ruled anything out in terms of accountability,” Mr. Jeffries, New York Democrat, said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”
Mr. Jeffries immediately moved away from the topic, saying Democrats should focus on affordability if they win the majority.
“What we have said is that our focus is going to be to make life more affordable for the American people. We have to drive down the high cost of living. We have to restore the American dream, which a lot of people understandably have concluded is broken right now,” Mr. Jeffries said.
Some Democrats have campaigned strictly on the issue of affordability, but there has been a surge in Democrats trying to win their elections with the pledge of impeaching Mr. Trump.
Democrats have already begun preparing investigations targeting Mr. Trump in anticipation of a House majority following the midterms. However, they’ve spoken broadly about what they view as corruption by Mr. Trump without suggesting what they would zero in on.
Mr. Trump, who was impeached twice in his first term, has repeatedly warned that Democrats will impeach him if they take the House. But impeachment could also be an exercise in futility if they don’t also win a healthy majority in the Senate, where Republicans are expected to retain their narrow edge.
