Rahm Emanuel urges Dems not to impeach Trump if they win the House

Former Chicago Mayor and White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel urged his fellow Democrats not to attempt to impeach President Donald Trump if they win control of the House of Representatives next month.

Emanuel made the statement during a Sunday appearance on NBC News' "Meet the Press," saying Democrats should instead pursue ethics reform.

"Short answer: No, because its not going anywhere, and its going to be a food fight, and its just going to be we return to the politics of fighting," Emanuel said when asked about impeaching Trump.

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"Youre never going to get an impeachment," he added. "Then if you do that, you just basically prove all Washington is what the American people think. Its Disneyland on the Potomac. Deliver the change. Deliver a comprehensive ethics package that uses the investigations to then deliver change."

The statement comes as Democrats hold a significant advantage over Republicans heading into the final weeks before the

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In the House, Democrats are projected to win 215 seats compared to 201 for the GOP, meaning the left only needs three more victories out of the 19 possible toss-up races to clinch a majority. Republicans would need to win at least 17 of those races.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has declined to say whether he would support impeachment proceedings against Trump, though appeared to suggest this summer that it would not be a top priority.

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 "We havent ruled anything in or ruled anything out in terms of accountability. What we have said is that our focus is going to be to make life more affordable for the American people. We have to drive down the high cost of living," Jeffries told NBC in June when asked about impeachment.

Emanuel, who served two terms as mayor of Chicago and then serves as chief of staff for former President Barack Obama, is one of several prominent Democrats rumored to be eyeing a 2028 presidential run.

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