House Democratic Whip James Clyburn said on Sunday that articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump could be introduced on the House floor on Tuesday — but the party might wait until after President-elect Joe Biden’s 100 days to deliver them to the Senate.
“I think that will come. Probably Tuesday, and maybe Wednesday, but it will happen this week. The rest of the articles have been drawn up,” Clyburn said on “Fox New Sunday” of when they could be on the House floor.
The South Carolina Democrat, however, said in a separate interview that he had some “concerns” that the impeachment trial would delay the Senate from confirming Biden’s Cabinet nominees or passing legislation.
“We’ll take the vote that we should take in the House, and [House Speaker Nancy Pelosi] will make the determination as to when is the best time to get that vote and get the managers appointed and move that legislation over to the Senate,” Clyburn told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”
“Let’s give President-elect Biden the 100 days he needs to get his agenda off and running, and maybe we’ll send the articles sometime after that,” he added.
But Clyburn urged House members to still move forward with the articles of impeachment, saying the timeline could be determined later.
“If we are the people’s house, let’s do the people’s work and vote to impeach this president, and then we’ll decide later, or the Senate will decide later what to do with that impeachment,” Clyburn said on “Fox News Sunday.”
House Democrats have accused Trump of inciting the riots on the US Capitol building Wednesday that left five people, including a police officer, dead.