House Democratic Leader: Will not impeach Trump for the time being

After the U.S. midterm elections, the Democratic Party is set to regain control of both chambers of Congress, but the party leadership is trying to downplay the possibility of immediately impeaching President Trump, shifting the policy focus to inflation, cost of living, and government accountability.

According to U.S. media reports, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries stated on Wednesday local time that no Democratic House member has approached him with a request to impeach Trump.

Jeffries mentioned at a press conference that he has not discussed the impeachment issue with any Democratic House members, and the caucus has been focused on improving the affordability of living for the public and fulfilling Congress's oversight responsibilities over the executive branch.