Washington (CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democrats pushing for an impeachment effort that rather than wanting to see President Donald Trump impeached, she wanted to see him "in prison," Politico reported.

According to the report, Pelosi made the remark at a meeting on Tuesday night as House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler asked to be able to begin an impeachment inquiry.

"I don't want to see him impeached," Pelosi said, according to the report. "I want to see him in prison."

Ashley Etienne, a spokeswoman for Pelosi, said she could not confirm the comment.

Etienne said in a statement that Pelosi and the chairmen and women "had a productive meeting about the state of play with the Mueller report. They agreed to keep all options on the table and continue to move forward with an aggressive hearing and legislative strategy, as early as next week, to address the president's corruption and abuses of power uncovered in the report."