WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slapped down talks of starting impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, saying Tuesday that "we're not there yet."

Her comments at the 2019 TIME 100 Summit followed days of discussions over whether the results of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation merit the president being ousted from office.

"I do believe that impeachment is one of the most divisive forces, paths that we could go down to in our country, but if the facts, the path of fact-finding takes us there, we have no choice — but we're not there yet," Pelosi said.

She said she didn't believe there was a "big division" within the Democratic caucus about this issue but noted that there are a number of members who believe that Trump's conduct outlined in the Mueller report was criminal and should lead to impeachment proceedings.

Throughout her interview, Pelosi noted a recent poll that found Trump's approval rating in the 30s but also found that less than half the country approved of impeaching him. She stressed that impeachment—if warranted—should be something that American people want.

"We shouldn't impeach for a political reason. We shouldn't not impeach for a political reason," Pelosi said. ​

Her interview followed a Monday night call with House Democrats where Pelosi left open the possibility of impeachment, saying "if that’s the place the facts take us, that’s the place we have to go," according to a person on the call.

But she also said that impeachment wasn't the only route for Democrats.

"We don’t have to go to articles of impeachment to obtain the facts, the presentation of facts," she said.

The 448-page report on Russian interference in the 2016 election, released Thursday, detailed multiple contacts between Russian operatives and Trump associates during the 2016 campaign but investigators did not find evidence of a criminal conspiracy. The report documented a series of actions by Trump to derail the special counsel's investigation, although it did not reach a conclusion on whether he illegally sought to obstruct justice. Attorney General William Barr later determined that the president’s conduct did not constitute a crime.

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Several Democratic candidates for the 2020 election have publicly called for impeachment in light of the findings, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Miramar, Fla., Mayor Wayne Messam.

During a CNN town hall event Monday evening, Sen. Kamala Harris joined the pair, saying that the president and his administration obstructed justice and, "I believe Congress should take the steps towards impeachment."

Democrats have seized on details in the report as a reason to continue their investigations of the president's finances and polices. They have called on a variety of officials, including Mueller and Barr, to speak before members of Congress.

Barr is scheduled to speak before the Senate Judiciary Committee May 1 and the House Judiciary Committee May 2. Mueller's appearance has not been scheduled. House Judiciary Democrats have also subpoenaed former White House Counsel Don McGahn to appear before the committee, no date has been set.

Last month, Pelosi told USA TODAY that impeachment would be "a gift" to the president unless Republicans were on board. So far, most Republicans have continued to stick by the president.

"Using the Mueller report as a basis for impeachment would be an unhinged act of political retribution," Senate Judiciary Chair Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., tweeted Tuesday.

"The Mueller report is vindication of President Trump."

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