(DCNF)—Daily Caller editorial director Vince Coglianese said on “VINCE” Tuesday that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was being disingenuous when she said Democrats should not prioritize impeaching President Donald Trump.

Pelosi suggested that Trump has not yet committed any acts worthy of impeachment during his second term in a Monday episode of USA Today’s “The Excerpt,” saying impeachment should not necessarily be on the Democratic agenda if her party regains control of the House in 2026. However, Coglianese argued on his show that Pelosi was attempting to conceal Democrats’ intention to impeach Trump because they are waiting until after the midterms.

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“The point of that clip is her pretending like they don’t have this aspiration to get rid of Trump, to impeach him yet again,” Coglianese said. “That’s her playing a game of pretend because everything with her is fundamentally deceit in the service of her long-term power. Deceit in the service of by any means necessary power for Democrats.”

“So any word coming out of her mouth … if she came out and she was complimenting Trump today, I would say, ‘She’s lying. There’s a reason for this. There’s a purpose behind this.’ And that’s what she’s doing again,” he added. “She’s trying to downplay the left’s desire for impeachment.”

Coglianese noted that Democrats were reportedly angry at Democratic Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar for trying to impeach Trump in May.

“They’re upset with him because he’s making that play too early. He’s trying to kick the field goal and they’re not at the end of the field yet. So they’re trying to stop him from doing that. He’s stupid,” he said. “It’s not time for a turnover. We can’t do that yet. They’re trying to do the same thing to people like [Democratic Texas Rep.] Al Green. They’re constantly trying to tamp this down.”

“Like, ‘Don’t let people know we’re crazy. Don’t let people know that we’re trying to run this guy out of office. Pretend like we care about, what’s the word again? Affordability. Let’s pretend like we care about that for now. And by the time we get across the finish line after the midterms, then it’s weapons free. We can do whatever we want after that.’ That’s their actual plan,” Coglianese explained. “So there’s Nancy Pelosi pretending like they don’t want to do it. Of course they do.”

Pelosi said during the Monday episode that Democrats should only focus on impeaching Trump if he takes an action that justifies it.

“[T]hat’s not an incidental thing you say — ‘We’re going to do that.’ No, there has to be cause,” she said. “There has to be reason.”

House Democrats successfully impeached Trump twice in his first term during Pelosi’s speakership despite her early reluctance.

While Green forced a vote on Thursday on a resolution to impeach Trump, the articles were overwhelmingly tabled in a 237 to 140 vote, with 47 Democrats voting “present.” House Democratic leaders also released a statement on Thursday distancing themselves from his impeachment efforts, arguing that the process generally mandates a rigorous investigation.

“CNN News Central” host John Berman asked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday why he voted “present” on the articles, marking a shift from his previous “no” vote on impeachment in June. Jeffries told Berman that the House must undergo a “serious process” before weighing impeachment.

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