House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) slammed President Donald Trump and the White House’s actions detailed in a whistleblower complaint as “a cover-up” on Thursday.
During a press conference, Pelosi read aloud the section of the complaint that described how top White House officials attempted to “lock down” records of Trump’s call with Ukraine to protect the President from political backlash.
“This is a cover-up,” Pelosi concluded. “This is a cover-up.”
.@SpeakerPelosi: "This is a cover up."
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The House speaker said that Trump “has been engaged in a cover-up all along,” pointing at his endless obstruction of investigations into his finances and businesses.
She also asserted that acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire had “broken the law” by not immediately handing over the complaint to congressional intelligence committees.
Pelosi formally launched an impeachment inquiry against Trump on Tuesday amid an unfolding scandal involving the President’s attempt to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into investigating his top 2020 rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Watch Pelosi’s full presser on C-Span here.
Crickets from the other side of the aisle. I can imagine Republicans weighing in on other issues…
“Was Stalin responsible for genocide?”
“Was he responsible for genocide?”
“Was it genocide?”
“A cover-up!” Simple and direct. Exactly the type of messaging Democrats need to use.
Yes, but I think a slight bit of humor might help the cause. “Things were so covered up that Trump can’t see for the lack of daylight under there.” How about that one?
The Whitehouse had a cover up party and all the best people attended.
Barr, Pompeo and VP Pence. The party’s over.
“Everyone sees what you seem to be, few know what you really are; and those few do not dare take a stand against the general opinion.” — Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince
But a day may come when someone speaks and is heard. That is a day a tyrant should fear above all.