Following former special counsel Robert Mueller’s congressional hearings, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said on Wednesday that she still isn’t ready to begin impeachment proceeding against President Donald Trump.
“My position has always been whatever decision we made in that regard would have to be done with our strongest possible hand, and we still have some outstanding matters in the courts,” Pelosi said at a press conference alongside Intel Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA), Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Oversight Chair Elijah Cummings (D-MA). “It’s about the Congress, the Constitution and the courts. And we are fighting the President in the courts.”
When reporters pressed her on impeachment a few minutes later, Pelosi said Democrats have “several considerations,” likely referring to Democrats’ lawsuits on obtaining Trump’s financial information.
“It’s about what information is there,” Pelosi said. “And this isn’t endless. This isn’t endless.”
Watch Pelosi below:
After Mueller hearings, Pelosi stands by her position of holding off against starting impeachment proceedings against Trump pic.twitter.com/R5iRTMzFxh
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) July 24, 2019
Pelosi needs to go.
“Do you motherfuckers really think I’m gonna jump the gun while there’s a perfectly good election to haunt this with? Chill the fuck out.”
Let the internet armchair quarterbacking commence…
Article title doesn’t represent anything that was said in the article, if anything, she seems to be hinting that while right now the House’s battle is through court cases, impeachment still is an option because the court cases are just one aspect of the House’s oversight of the Trump campaign and administration.
That statement is extremely open-ended and never once did she say she was standing any an anti-impeachment stance or that impeachment was off the table. TPM shouldn’t be trying to create controversy where this is none, report what was said.
I’m sure the usual suspects will be wringing their hands, but Mueller didn’t tell us anything that wasn’t in the report, so there’s no reason for Nancy to change her approach.
Impeachment - no. Investigation? Open the floodgates!