James Clyburn

Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., said that impeaching President Trump should not be Democrats' priority if they win control of the House in the November elections.

Clyburn told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday that if Democrats take back the House, he believes their priority would be making the country accessible and affordable for all citizens.

When asked whether he thinks Democrats should rule out impeaching Trump if they win the House majority, Clyburn said, “I don’t rule it out, but I don’t rule it in.”

“I don’t think that should be our priority if we get into office,” he added. “Our priority ought to be making housing, education, energy, healthcare affordable and accessible for all of our citizens. Impeaching the president will not do that.”

Clyburn's comments echo House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who told CNN days earlier that he wasn’t committing to or ruling out impeaching Trump.

“We haven’t ruled anything in and we haven’t ruled anything out,” Jeffries said, adding that the Democrats who would be in charge of the House Oversight and Judiciary committees if they take back the lower chamber would make those decisions.

“As we’ve done in the past, whenever there have been moments of accountability that we’ve had to lead on, we are guided by three principles: follow the facts, apply the law and be guided by the United States Constitution,” he said.

During Trump's first term, House Democrats impeached him twice, but the Senate did not vote to convict him either time.

Clyburn's and Jeffries' remarks come as Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, filed articles of impeachment against Trump for “high crimes and misdemeanors” last week. Green has attempted to impeach Trump multiple times.