Kamala Harris advises Democrats against impeaching Trump if they retake the House
WASHINGTON, DC: Kamala Harris, the former vice president, cautioned the Democrats if they take over Congress during the midterm elections to think wisely about their approach to the impeachment of Donald Trump. Instead, she stated that they should focus more on investigations and accountability.
Harris stated her views in an interview with Aaron Parnas from MeidasTouch. The statement came just weeks ahead of the general anticipation of the return of the Democrats to the majority in the House.
Kamala Harris says resources should go to investigations
“What would your recommendation be to leadership in Congress?” Parnas asked. “Would it be to go the investigations route and potentially an impeachment one day? Or would it be [to] go pass policy and force the president to veto it?”
Kamala Harris: I think that going in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea. We have limited resources, and I think the energy and the resources need to be put into accountability, need to be put into investigations. And that’s where the time should be spent. I was in the Senate for the last go-round, and the votes aren’t there. I think after the election, we all have to just also agree that our attitude has to be to get stuff done…
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“I think that going in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea, just to be honest with you,” she replied. “Just because we have limited resources and I think the energy and the resources need to be put into accountability, need to be put into investigations. And that’s where the time should be spent.”
Harris went on to say that if Trump is impeached, there will not be 67 votes for a conviction, which would result in removal from office.
“You know, remember, I was in the Senate for the last go-round, and the votes aren’t there,” she continued.
Kamala Harris points to Senate math
Harris pointed to the Senate numbers as a big factor in her stance. She brought up her time there during Trump’s past impeachment trials.
The House, led by Democrats back then, impeached Trump twice during his first term, first for holding up aid to Ukraine in 2019, then for trying to overturn the 2020 election. But each time, the Senate didn’t reach the two-thirds majority needed to convict him.
“So, that’s how I feel, but you know, also I think after the election, we all have to just also agree that our attitude has to be to get stuff done. And the tone and our kind of orientation around it has to be kind of ruthless. You know, they’re ruthless, but they’re cruel. And when I say we should be ruthless, I don’t mean cruel, but we should be uncompromising.”
Harris said Democrats should treat the period after the election as a time for results rather than for symbolic fights. She said the party’s tone should be uncompromising, and she distinguished that from cruelty.
Harris lost to Trump in the 2024 presidential election. She has been mentioned as a possible 2028 contender, though she has not announced any plans.
