Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiPelosi privately told Democrats she wants Trump 'in prison': report Pelosi privately told Democrats she wants Trump 'in prison': report Anxious GOP seeks to delay Trump's Mexico tariffs MORE (D-Calif.) on Wednesday said President TrumpDonald John TrumpPelosi privately told Democrats she wants Trump 'in prison': report Pelosi privately told Democrats she wants Trump 'in prison': report Warren invokes Obama, Trump when asked about electability MORE's threat to impose tariffs on all imports from Mexico is just a "distraction" from the Mueller report.

“I don’t even think it rises to the level of policy, it’s notion-mongering, again,” she said at a press conference. “Let’s face what it is: It’s a distraction from the Mueller report.” 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Trump's proposed tariffs on Mexico are "a distraction from the Mueller report." https://t.co/ml0730Zhre pic.twitter.com/C0MQS7BnZD

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More Democrats have called for the House to begin impeachment proceedings for Trump after special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerSchiff says Intel panel will hold 'series' of hearings on Mueller report Schiff says Intel panel will hold 'series' of hearings on Mueller report Key House panel faces pivotal week on Trump MORE said at a press conference last week that his 448-page report does not exonerate the president.

He said that if his office “had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so.”

The day after Mueller's public remarks, Trump announced a 5 percent tariff on all imports from Mexico, starting June 10 "until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP."

Vice President Pence on Wednesday is scheduled to meet with top Mexican officials who are hoping to persuade the Trump administration to reconsider the planned tariffs, which have drawn bipartisan criticism on Capitol Hill.