Former Chicago Mayor and possible 2028 presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel has urged Democrats not to pursue an impeachment of President Trump.
In an interview with Kristen Welker on NBC’s Meet the Press, Emanuel argued that impeachment would be a waste of time and urged his party to pass ethics reforms instead if they were to take back control of Congress next month.
“I’m for the investigations. Hold this administration accountable, which is what the Republican Congress and Senate have refused to do, which is why, rather than set up a wedding party in your registry at Williams Sonoma, this administration allows Donald Trump Jr. to allow the Kremlin to be where you register,” Emanuel said.
“They paid $170,000 for a wedding party. And nobody thought it was wrong. That tells you the sense of impunity that’s operating,” he added.
Emanuel, who served as Barack Obama’s chief of staff during his first term and has repeatedly been touted as a possible 2028 presidential candidate, said that Democrats should pass an ethics package instead.
“You’re never going to get an impeachment,” he continued. “Then if you do that, you just basically proved all Washington is what the American people think.”
Watch the clip below:
Rahm Emanuel just said Democrats should NOT impeach President Trump. “Short answer, no.”
“It’s not going anywhere.”
“It’s going to be a FOOD FIGHT.”
Even Rahm knows it’s a stunt. pic.twitter.com/ARR8End7ZF
— Mr Producer (@RichSementa) October 4, 2026
Democrats have also repeatedly pursued efforts to impeach Trump since his return to the White House, although none have succeeded.
Most recently, Texas Rep. Al Green forced another impeachment vote in September, only for the House to kill the measure 232-147, with dozens of Democrats themselves declining to support the effort.
During the same interview, Emanuel also refused to endorse Michigan Senatorial candidate Abdul el-Sayed, describing it as a “complex issue.”
“We have massive disagreements,” Emanuel said. “My support's not important."
Former Obama and Biden official Rahm Emanuel struggles to say he will endorse Abdul El-Sayed:
NBC: "Will you endorse Abdul El-Sayed?"
EMANUEL: "It's a complex issue..."
NBC: "Do you support him?"
EMANUEL: "We have massive disagreements...my support's not important." pic.twitter.com/Zx7tpHyDAW
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) October 4, 2026
