Nancy Pelosi is again leaving the door open to another impeachment drive against President Donald Trump, while insisting Democrats should not publicly lead with that threat as they campaign to reclaim power in November.
During an interview with MSNBC NOWs Ali Vitali, Pelosi repeatedly refused to rule out a new impeachment effort if Democrats win back Congress, even as she framed her partys priorities in economic terms, according to Fox News. Vitali noted that Democrats appear hesitant to discuss impeachment on the trail and pressed the California Democrat on whether she believes Trump has committed impeachable offenses in his second term. Pelosi initially sidestepped, replying, "Well, I think that, I'm not, that's just not where we're starting with this, but when we get power, we will have power to go there to do what we said we're going to do, lower the cost of living."
She went on to outline a familiar progressive agenda of expanded federal intervention and spending, saying, "Some people say you should use other language, but lower the costs of living, A. B, fix what they have done to the healthcare system with their trillion dollars from Medicaid, half a trillion dollars for Medicare, and the money from SNAP. I do believe that food is medicine as well, especially for children, and again fight their corruption. So that's what we're setting out to do." Vitali pressed again, citing voter concerns about "corruption" and asking directly whether Pelosi had seen anything impeachable from Trump in his current term.
Pelosi then escalated her rhetoric, declaring, "We have a convicted felon who's president of the United States. That was then, this is now. I think, that that's subject to review. But I don't think that's something, that's not where you start. That's what you have to do because of what he has done. That's subject a great review." She emphasized that any such move would depend on a future Democratic majority, adding, "We had great review as to what were the grounds for impeachment. And that's up to a new Congress to come to that decision. But the fact is that, people want to know what we're doing for them."
Pressed on what Democrats might do if they regain control, Pelosi again pointed to the power of the gavel as the key ingredient for revisiting Trumps record. "You're asking about what comes next. That's up to the new Congress. And that's up to them to decide where we go of reviewing what he's done. And that requires power, all the kinds of things that build a case. It's not just about, 'I feel like doing this,'" she said, suggesting a methodical legal and political buildup rather than an immediate push. For conservatives, her comments underscore a familiar pattern: Democrats publicly downplay impeachment while quietly keeping it on the table as a partisan weapon.
Pelosi, who led two failed impeachment efforts against President Trump during his first term, told Vitali she has no regrets about those proceedings. She has already announced she will not seek re-election when her current term ends in January 2027, but her remarks make clear she still intends to shape her partys posture toward the White House.
Her latest comments also appear to shift from what she told USA Todays Susan Page in December 2025, when she said there was not sufficient cause to impeach Trump in his second term. In that earlier interview, Pelosi nonetheless defended the first impeachment, insisting Trump left Congress no alternative, and Page asked whether impeachment should again be part of the Democratic agenda.
Pelosi answered with a conditional threat: "If he crosses the border again. But thats not an incidental thing. You say, 'Were going to do that.' No, there has to be cause. There has to be reason. We had review. This was a very serious, historic thing." Her latest remarks suggest that, should Democrats secure the power she repeatedly referenced, the question will not be whether they revisit impeachment, but how aggressively they move to relitigate their long-running political war against President Trump.
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