In an interview with radio talk show host John Catsimatidis, Rep. Lee Zeldin Lee ZeldinDCCC reserves new ad buys in competitive districts, adds new members to 'Red to Blue' program Overnight Defense: House panel probes Pompeo's convention speech | UN council rejects US demand to restore Iran sanctions | Court rules against Pentagon policy slowing expedited citizenship The Hill's 12:30 Report: Republicans conduct in-person convention roll call MORE (R-N.Y.) said that Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi: Trump Supreme Court pick 'threatens' Affordable Care Act Sunday shows preview: Lawmakers prepare for SCOTUS confirmation hearings before election Will Democrats attempt to pack the Supreme Court again? MORE (D-Calif.) got "rolled by the far left of her conference" on the House's impeachment proceedings.

"I don’t think that [Nancy Pelosi] brought forth this impeachment because she woke up one day and decided that impeachment was the right thing to do," Zeldin told Catsimatidis.

"I think that she got rolled by the far left of her conference. They forced her to take on this impeachment. I don’t think she wanted to be in this place."

Zeldin also said that because of the impeachment proceedings, Pelosi and company had to give the USMCA trade deal as a win to Trump and Republicans.

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“Politically, if you’re going to move forward with this ridiculous impeachment, that’s why they’re trying to get USMCA over the finish line. And that’s why they don’t want a government shut down - because they will be blamed for it," Zeldin said.

"There are wins here for the president that the speaker conceded on because she knows just how incredibly stupid this impeachment push is," he added.

The New York congressman described the impeachment as "toxic," saying that the whole process was "sucking up way too much bandwidth."

This week, Pelosi and House Democrats formally introduced two articles of impeachment against President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden says voters should choose who nominates Supreme Court justice Trump, Biden will not shake hands at first debate due to COVID-19 Pelosi: Trump Supreme Court pick 'threatens' Affordable Care Act MORE: the first accusing him of abusing his power by leaning on a foreign country to open an investigation into a political rival, and a second accusing him of obstruction of Congress by refusing to comply with the impeachment probe.

On Thursday, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee voted to advance the two articles of impeachment against Trump.

The articles now move to the floor of the House where they're expected to be voted on sometime in the coming week. While the vote is expected to pass in the House, in recent days, some moderate Democrats have balked on voting yes.

Additionally, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellHawley warns Schumer to steer clear of Catholic-based criticisms of Barrett Senate GOP set to vote on Trump's Supreme Court pick before election Harris slams Trump's Supreme Court pick as an attempt to 'destroy the Affordable Care Act' MORE (R-Ky.) has said that a Senate trial won't begin until January.

Trump has called the impeachment investigation into his dealings with Ukraine a "witch hunt" and urged Republicans to defend him during a Senate trial.