House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks during the CNBC CEO Council summit on June 2, 2026 in Washington.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday that Democrats are not focused on impeaching President Donald Trump if they win the majority in the next Congress, at least “at this time.”
Jeffries, but CNBC CEO Council SummiTee in Washington told CNBC’s Emily Wilkins that Democrats will continue to shore up domestic power as they hope to flip the House in this November’s midterm elections. Jefferies said the Trump administration is “completely and completely out of control”, but made no commitment when asked about the possibility of starting impeachment proceedings next year.
“We haven’t ruled out anything; we haven’t ruled out anything,” the New York Democrat said.
Trump, who was impeached twice in his first term, has repeatedly warned that Democrats would impeach him if they retake the House. But for Democrats, impeachment could be a futile effort if they don’t even win a healthy majority in the Senate, where Republicans are expected to maintain their narrow lead.
Instead, Democrats have talked extensively about reining in corruption within the Trump administration, which Jeffries said is a sign that the GOP is “not really focused on solving problems for the American people.”
“A lot of the focus from an accountability standpoint, I think it’s fair to say, will be focused on delivering the type of government that is really focused on improving the quality of life for the American people, which is what we’re seeing right now,” Jefferies said.
Citing victories in special elections over the past year and a half, Jefferies projected confidence in the 2026 midterms. He said the Democratic House majority would prioritize rooting out corruption in all branches of government, potentially including a ban on member stock trading and an internal rule barring members and staff from betting on prediction markets. Senators had banned themselves from prediction markets back in April.
“I think the House will do the same thing,” Jeffries said of the prediction market prohibition. “The House should also prevent members of Congress from trading stocks, and we have expressed this clearly as part of our anti-corruption agenda.”