WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement on Friday that the House is prepared to move forward with articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in the wake of the violence at the U.S. Capitol if he does not resign.

“It is the hope of Members that the President will immediately resign. But if he does not, I have instructed the Rules Committee to be prepared to move forward with Congressman Jamie Raskin’s 25th Amendment legislation and a motion for impeachment," she said. "Accordingly, the House will preserve every option — including the 25th Amendment, a motion to impeach or a privileged resolution for impeachment."

Pelosi, D-Calif., said House Democratic Caucus had an hours-long conversation about the issue that was "sad, moving and patriotic."

She added, “With great respect, our deliberations will continue.”

This would be an extraordinary move as Trump's term ends in less than two weeks and he was impeached by the House in December 2019 and acquitted by the Senate the following February.

Pelosi told reporters earlier on Friday as she left the Capitol that discussions about impeachment are ongoing.

“Our conversation continues," she said. "We have several options so far.”