Pelosi says House will proceed with impeachment if further efforts to eliminate Trump fail

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday lawmakers would move forward with the impeachment of President Donald Trump if further efforts to remove him from office fail.

In a letter to Democrats, she said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer will attempt to introduce a resolution on Monday calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and declare Trump unable to execute. the functions of his office.

Hoyer, D-Md., Needs unanimous consent to make the request, said Pelosi, D-Calif. If it doesn’t get it, lawmakers will bring it to the House for a vote on Tuesday, she said.

“We call on the vice president to respond within 24 hours,” she said, adding that an impeachment law would come next.

Pelosi, who has not said when this legislation will be introduced, said the House will act with “urgency” because Trump “poses an imminent threat” to the Constitution and democracy.

Earlier Sunday, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., Joined a handful of other Republicans in calling for the president’s resignation, but said Congress did not have enough time to impeach Trump before he leaves office.

But Majority Whip Representative Jim Clyburn, DS.C., said the House could still impeach Trump and delay sending the articles to the Senate until after Joe Biden’s first 100 days.

Speaking to ABC News, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y. said condemning Trump would prevent him from running again.

Pelosi’s announcement comes four days after a violent pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol in an event that left five people dead, including a police officer.