Emanuel cautions fellow Democrats to drop impeachment talk

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Monday he “couldn’t be angrier” at President Donald Trump, but that doesn’t mean it’s time for his fellow Democrats to talk about impeachment.

The almighty “I” word — and the perils of impeachment for Democrats pushing the envelope before it’s time — came up during a conversation hosted by Axios and the U.S. Conference of Mayors on the impact of innovation and automation on cities.

Axios Executive Editor Mike Allen asked Emanuel whether impeachment was a “good issue” for the mayor’s fellow Democrats to use against Trump.

“This is a serious legal and consequential, non-political issue. And my view is, there’s nothing there today that we know” that rises to that standard, Emanuel said.

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