House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told members of her caucus in a closed-door meeting Wednesday that Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee should have held former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski in contempt “then and there” during Tuesday’s hearing.
According to Politico, some Democrats who attended the meeting took the comments as a swipe at Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY), who resisted a call to move towards contempt during the hearing. A Pelosi spokesperson insisted that the speaker solely meant her comments as “a critique of the witnesses’ behavior.”
Lewandowski stonewalled for the bulk of the hearing, ducking behind the specious protection of executive privilege even though he never worked in the White House, and gleefully refusing to answer the lion’s share of the Democrats’ questions. The Democrats’ attorney, Barry Berke, had better luck and was able to lead Lewandowski into admitting that he feels no compulsion to tell the truth to the media.
The two Democratic leaders are going in increasingly different directions on a related topic —President Donald Trump’s impeachment — creating a flurry of speculation that tension is building in their personal relationship.
And yet she still is not pushing for impeachment of anyone. What’s up Nancy? It seems they are just following your lead.
Harrumph!
Nadler responded that he was waiting for Lewandowski to self-contemt.
Nadler doesn’t have an aide sitting behind him with a cell phone that can receive texts from Pelosi? It’s damned convenient to bluster and say what you would have done after the fact.
“He’s just damned lucky I didn’t knock his ass out when he insulted my girlfriend!! I could have if I wanted to, but I didn’t! But I should have!! Grrr!”
I’ve had managers that bewailed if only they had taken the reins on a problem the situation wouldn’t have gone to hell. They were invariably lousy managers, because they put people in charge of issues that were incapable of performing. Sheesh Pelosi, step up to the plate. If you think something needs done, decree it be done. Don’t snipe about inaction later. Someone might start to think you’re a bad manager.
OOOOOOHHHHH
Contempt!
I’ll bet that would have had him shaking in his boots.
OH NOES! I’ll tell you everything!
Just goes to highlight how broken it is
They have no power to do anything to the lying sack of shit.
His response: Did I mention I’m thinking of running for Congress?
I’m famous I have name recognition and you can’t touch me