Politico has just reported that Democratic leaders Reps. David Cicilline (D-R.I.), Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), and Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) are all demanding impeachment to begin but Pelosi is blocking it.
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Reps. David Cicilline (D-R.I.), Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), and Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) — all members of the Democratic leadership — pushed to begin impeachment proceedings during a leadership meeting in Pelosi's office, said the sources. Pelosi and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) — one of her key allies and a member of leadership herself — rejected their calls, saying Democrats' message is being drowned out by the fight over possibly impeaching Trump.
Pelosi’s arrogance is going to get our democracy ruined. She needs to have her phones lit up. This criminality cannot continue. Pelosi’s office (202) 225-4965. She even insults the base with her nonsensical “the rank and file aren’t for it.” What garbage, 70% of Dems want impeachment proceedings now. Earlier today when asked about Amash’s comments on impeachment, Pelosi blew it off by stating we still need republicans in the senate.
And in a Democratic Steering and Policy Committee meeting, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) stood up and demanded Trump's impeachment. Pelosi then countered, "This is not about politics, it's about what's best for the American people," said a member who attended the meeting.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), another member of the Judiciary Committee, is also in favor of an impeachment inquiry if McGahn doesn't appear on Tuesday.
Does she need to be removed as Speaker in order to re-establish the rule of law in this country ? This is literally unbelieveable.
Update: Dems met again later last night as reported by Politico. It appears Nadler was pushing for impeachment as well. The reports seemed conflicting but the corrected report showed Nadler pushing for impeachment. Pelosi, Bustos, DeLauro and Hakeem Jeffries against it.
Bustos said focus group polling showed impeaching trump was lower on the list than other policy objectives. How convenient for a corporate Dem {Bustos} awash in new Big Pharma money at the DCCC to ignore the 70% of the base that wants impeachment. Jeffries and Pelosi cited the same polling.
So, Republicans are terrible for sticking with a criminal Trump because of politics but it’s ok for Pelosi to ignore Trump’s criminality because of politics ?
You know what I remember from Nixon’s impeachment ? He was impeached, he resigned in disgrace and he said he was not a crook but we all knew better. I don’t remember some miscellaneous highway bill from Howard Baker or Sam Ervin introducing an Infrastructure bill. I remember them defending the rule of law and forcing a criminal out of office.
For Jeffries to say people elected us to pass legislation and ignore Trump is completely delusional. We knew when we gave the Dems the House that nothing would pass the senate and Trump. We gave them 40 seats to stop Trump. Period. Do your damn jobs.
