Pelosi: Trump hasn't committed impeachable offense yet

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said President Donald Trump hasn’t acted in a way that warrants impeachment — yet.

“When and if he breaks the law, that is when something like that will come up,” Pelosi said at a news conference at the Capitol on Monday.


Pelosi’s comments came moments after California Rep. Maxine Waters — standing alongside Pelosi — railed against Trump’s early actions and said he’s building his own case to be impeached.

“I have not called for the impeachment yet,” Waters said. “He’s doing it himself.”

Waters said Friday that it’s her “greatest desire” to lead Trump “right into impeachment.”

Asked about those remarks, Waters said Monday that the comments were a response to questions she’s getting from “many citizens of this country.” Waters pointed to Trump’s rollout of a travel ban aimed at seven Muslim-majority nations and his relationship to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“I think that he is leading himself into that kind of position,” she said, adding, “The answer’s going to be, eventually we’ve got to do something about him. We cannot continue to have a president who is acting in that manner.”

Asked whether she agreed with Waters, Pelosi said that Trump’s actions were “reckless” but “not grounds for impeachment.”

