House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) on Tuesday said House Democrats were "not about" impeaching Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh if he is confirmed to the Supreme Court and Democrats take back control of the House after the midterm elections.
Pelosi made an appearance at the Atlantic Festival in Washington, D.C., where she was asked by CNN correspondent Dana Bash, the event moderator, about the House Democrats' strategy against Kavanaugh if they regain the majority.
"It is the House where impeachment proceedings begin according to the Constitution, so if you take the House will you move to impeach Brett Kavanaugh either from the Supreme Court if he is confirmed or from his current post on the federal bench?" Bash asked.
"We're not about impeachment. When we win, which I anticipate we would do if it were today, but it's five weeks from today," Pelosi said. "We're not about dividing the country. We're about E pluribus unum. Our founders gave us guidance from anyone. They couldn't imagine how many we would be or how different we would be from each other, but they knew that we should be one and we have to find unity."
She then pivoted to talk about the Democratic agenda and how their goals are lowering health care costs, reducing prices of prescription drugs, and reducing dark money and special interest money in politics.
Pelosi later reaffirmed impeachment would not be her plan, saying she instead hopes the Senate will "do the right thing."
"Not about impeachment," Pelosi said. "I have enough people on my back to impeach the president ... It's about unifying, and let's hope that again with the information that comes forward and with the demonstration of temperament that is not judicial, that the Senate will do the right thing."
Kavanaugh's contentious confirmation process has continued this week after he was accused of sexual misconduct by three women. Kavanaugh has denied the allegations, none of which have been corroborated, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) has accused Democrats of trying to delay and obstruct the confirmation process. The majority leader said Kavanaugh would have a vote this week.
HuffPost reported that at least seven of the 17 Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have publicly supported an investigation to see if Kavanaugh should be impeached if he's confirmed and the party takes back control of the House.