Former Vice President Kamala Harris is warning Democrats against launching a third impeachment effort against President Donald Trump if the party wins control of the House of Representatives in next week’s midterm elections, arguing that such a move would waste valuable political resources and almost certainly fail in the Senate.

In an interview Tuesday with Aaron Parnas of MeidasTouch, Harris urged Democrats to focus instead on investigations and holding administration officials accountable.

“I think that going in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea, just to be honest with you, just because we have limited resources,” Harris said.

“I think the energy and the resources need to be put into accountability, need to be put into investigations,” she added. “And that’s where the time should be spent.”

Harris, who served in the Senate during Trump’s first impeachment trial, pointed to the political reality that even if Democrats regain control of the House, they would be unlikely to secure the two-thirds majority required in the Senate to convict and remove the president.

“Remember, I was in the Senate for the last go-round, and the votes aren’t there,” she said.

The former vice president also called on Democrats to adopt a more aggressive political approach following the elections.

She said the party should be focused on accomplishing its objectives and described the approach she favors as “ruthless,” while distinguishing it from what she called Republican cruelty.

“They’re ruthless, but they’re cruel. And when I say we should be ruthless, I don’t mean cruel, but we should be uncompromising,” Harris said.

Her comments come as Democratic leaders weigh their options should they regain control of Congress.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has declined to rule out impeachment proceedings against Trump, saying Democrats have not ruled anything in or out.

However, Jeffries has also suggested that other senior administration officials, including Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, could face congressional scrutiny.

Trump was impeached twice during his first term in office and was acquitted by the Senate on both occasions.

His first impeachment involved allegations that he improperly pressured Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden. His second followed the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Harris voted to convict Trump during his first Senate impeachment trial. She was serving as vice president when the Senate held its second trial.

Under the Constitution, impeachment requires only a simple majority in the House, but conviction and removal from office require a two-thirds vote in the Senate, making a successful effort highly unlikely without substantial Republican support.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed a similar position last week, arguing that another impeachment of Trump would accomplish little because the Senate would not convict him.

Clinton said she opposed impeaching Trump but supported investigations into other administration officials, specifically naming Hegseth.

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