Pfeiffer: Don’t ‘discount’ impeachment talk

White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer insisted he was taking the threat of President Obama being impeached seriously despite Speaker Boehner (R-Ohio) saying he is not considering such a move.

{mosads}“In the House of Representatives John Boehner may have the gavel, but [Sen.] Ted Cruz [R-Texas] has the power,” said Pfeiffer on ABC’s “This Week.”

Pfeiffer repeated his claims that it would be “foolish to discount the possibility that this Republican Congress at some point in time would consider impeachment.”

Republicans, though, say the impeachment talk is coming from Democrats who are using it to boost fundraising ahead of November’s midterms.

Asked about impeachment last week, Boehner called it a “scam started by Democrats at the White House.”

Some House Republicans, including Reps. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), have suggested that Obama should be impeached.

The House last week approved a resolution authorizing a lawsuit against Obama over his use of executive actions.

“When the House takes an unprecedented step to sue the president of the United States,” said Pfeiffer. “I think it would be foolish to discount the possibility.”