As reported by Politico, Ms Pelosi was attending a meeting on whether or not to launch impeachment proceedings, after a request from House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler. Ms Pelosi and other senior Democrat leaders rejected Mr Nadler’s request. Sources at the meeting revealed Pelosi, who has been outspoken against President Trump in the past, said: “I don’t want to see him impeached, I want to see him in prison.”
She also claimed Americans do not “understand” what impeachment really means.
Ms Pelosi told reporters in a press conference after the meeting: “I travel all the time in the country, do you know most people think impeachment means you’re out of office?”
Ms Pelosi then emphasised: “People think, you get impeached, you’re gone and that is completely not true.
“I may have thought that myself 50 years ago, but you get impeached and it’s an indictment.”
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Ms Pelosi continued: “So when you’re impeaching somebody you want to make sure you have the strongest possible indictment.”
She said it was important to make sure the case was strong before bringing about such an impeachment.
She added: “It is the business of the Committee’s to do that and when they decide how their accommodations and their conversations are going and then we respect that.”
The California representative, who is second in line for succession for US Presidency and will take the office if Donald Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence are removed, asked reporters: “Do you ever get that feeling or are you just in the bubble here?”
Trump has had opponents call for his impeachment throughout his Presidency.
Senior Democrats have come out in support of impeachment including Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters and House Rules Chairman Jim McGovern.
Impeachment is when charges are levelled against an elected official.
A legislative vote is then held on the charges.
In the United States, the House of Representatives has the sole power to bring impeachment charges of federal officials.
For officials at a Federal level, it is limited to treason, bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanours.
This includes things such as perjury, abuse of authority, intimidation, misuse of assets, dereliction of duty, refusal to obey an order by a court and tax evasion.
The POTUS would stay in office while a trial is held in the Senate.
A two-thirds vote is required to remove the President from office (currently 67 out of 100 votes).
Two American Presidents have faced the procedure in the past.
In 1868, Andrew Johnson was impeached after removing War Secretary Edwin Masters Stanton in violation of a law that was designed to protect them.
The House approved impeachment but The Senate twice failed to convict.
Both votes came out 35-19 in favour of conviction, one short of what was required to convict Mr Johnson.
Bill Clinton was impeached in December 1998 for perjury and obstruction of justice after making a sworn disposition he did not have sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky, which he admitted to months later.
Paula Jones had accused Mr Clinton of sexual harassment.
Mr Clinton tried to delay the trial until he had left office, the case was thrown after a judged decreed Miss Jones had to fail show damages.
She appealed and later settled outside of court for 850,000 dollars (£509,653) though Mr Clinton maintained he committed no wrongdoing.
Mr Clinton also won his trial on the impeachment charges in February 1999 as only 50 Senators voted to remove him on the obstruction charge and 45 on the perjury charge.