Tag: Speaker Pelosi

Trump accuses Democrats of subverting democracy in blistering letter to Pelosi

Axios logoPresident Trump sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday accusing Democrats of “perversion of justice” and condemning them for their handling of impeachment, at one point writing: “More due process was afforded to those accused in the Salem Witch Trials.”

The big picture: Written on White House letterhead, the letter memorializes Trump’s defense on the eve of his expected impeachment. The House is set to approve articles of impeachment on Wednesday, sending them to the Senate for what is likely to be a speedy trial that ends with Trump’s acquittal.

What he’s saying: Trump rehashed his usual arguments against impeachment, including that Democrats are seeking revenge over their 2016 election loss and that his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was “perfect.”

  • “There is nothing I would rather do than stop referring to your party as the Do-Nothing Democrats. Unfortunately, I don’t know that you will ever give me a chance to do so,” Trump wrote.
  • “You are the ones interfering in America’s elections. You are the ones subverting America’s Democracy. You are the ones Obstructing Justice. You are the ones bringing pain and suffering to our Republic for your own selfish, personal, political and partisan gain,” he added.  Continue reading

Democrats seek leverage for Trump impeachment trial

The Hill logoSenate Democrats are quietly talking about asking Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to hold articles of impeachment in the House until Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) agrees to a fair rules package for a Senate trial.

Democratic senators are concerned by talk among Senate Republicans of holding a speedy trial without witnesses, which would set up a shorter time frame than when the Senate considered President Clinton’s 1999 impeachment.

They want to hear from Trump’s advisers and worry that if they don’t use their leverage now, they’ll have little say over how a Senate trial is run.

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Nancy Pelosi Shades Sinclair After Reporter’s ‘Really Disgusting’ Question: ‘Is That a News Source?’

Criticism comes after a previous run-in with a Sinclair journalist

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressed a viral run-in with a Sinclair reporter earlier in the day at a Thursday night town hall, asking if the company is even a “news source.”

“Was that a reporter? Is that what reporters do?” she asked during the CNN event.

During her weekly press conference earlier Thursday, Pelosi announced the House would be moving forward on drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump. A Sinclair journalist, James Rosen, asked her if she hated Trump, which she said was “really disgusting.” She warned that reporter not to “mess” with her.

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NOTE:  Mr. Rosen left Fox News after sexual harassment claims. And, Sinclair Broadcast Group is buying up local television stations. After their purchase, those stations are required to run true fake news supporting the Trump administration.

Pelosi says House will move to impeach President Trump

The Hill logoSpeaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Thursday that the House will move forward with impeaching President Trump, saying his actions — as revealed by their weeks-long investigation — left them “no choice” but to pursue his removal from office.

The move erases any lingering doubt that Democrats view Trump’s dealings with Ukraine as a severe violation of the Constitution — and any question of whether they will take the next step of making him just the third president in the nation’s history to be impeached.

“The president’s actions have seriously violated the Constitution,” Pelosi said in a televised address against a backdrop of American flags. “Our democracy is at stake. The president leaves us no choice but to act.”

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Pelosi faces tough choices on impeachment managers

The Hill logoSpeaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is beginning to send out feelers to gauge if members are interested in serving as impeachment managers, a high-profile role that will put those chosen for it in a political spotlight.

Pelosi’s office has quietly reached out to some members she believes could serve as managers, while others have pushed their own names forward, multiple sources tell The Hill.

Unlike the past two modern impeachment inquiries into sitting presidents that only included House Judiciary Committee members as managers, sources say they believe Pelosi may shake things up by adding managers from the House Intelligence Committee.

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Trump, GOP skeptical Pelosi will go through with impeachment

The Hill logoNew polling showing public opposition to impeachment has some Republicans along with officials in the White House voicing skepticism that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will go through with a vote on articles of impeachment.

Even President Trump, while insisting he wanted an impeachment trial, predicted Friday that Pelosi would not go through with impeachment.

“No, I don’t expect it,” he said in an interview on “Fox & Friends.”

View the complete November 23 article by Alexander Bolton on The Hill website here.

Pelosi: Trump bribed Ukraine, makes Nixon’s offenses ‘look almost small’

The Hill logoSpeaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday accused President Trump of “bribery” in his dealings with Ukrainian leaders, linking the president’s actions to the Constitution’s impeachment clause even while emphasizing that Democrats remain undecided on whether they’ll draft impeachment articles.

“That is in the Constitution, attached to the impeachment proceedings,” Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol.

She then explained the basis for the charge, which stems from a whistleblower’s complaint that has since been supported by numerous government officials, that Trump leveraged U.S. military aid to Kyiv to secure political favors from Ukrainian leaders.

View the complete November 14 article by Mike Lillis on The Hill website here.

Kennedy defends calling Pelosi ‘dumb’ at Trump rally

“I didn’t mean it as disrespectful at all,” Kennedy said

GOP Sen. John Kennedy defended calling Speaker Nancy Pelosi“dumb” at a rally with President Donald Trump in his home state of Louisiana Wednesday evening.

“I didn’t mean it as disrespectful, I didn’t mean it as disrespectful at all,” Kennedy said Thursday.

View the November 7 article with video by Thomas McKinless on The Roll Call website here.

A series of images of Pelosi and Trump have made her a meme, and for some, a symbol of a woman in power

Washington Post logoThrough a combination of her meticulous fashion choices, bumbled attempts by President Trump to diminish her and a few fortuitous camera angles, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has emerged from her few public interactions with Trump this year with a number of images that symbolize her power.

Even if she hasn’t been trying to create viral images that legions of Twitter users describe as “iconic” and “badass,” Pelosi (D-Calif.), understands the power of image better than most politicians.

“She has stood before those who had perceived they had power and demonstrated to them what the meaning of true leadership and power is,” said Nadeam Elshami, former chief of staff to Pelosi. “And I think symbols are part of that, but to her, they just come naturally.”

View the complete October 18 article by Amber Phillips on The Washington Post website here.

Democratic senator gives blow-by-blow account of Trump’s meltdown on Pelosi: ‘Belligerent from the get-go’

AlterNet logoSen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) gave a detailed account of the emotional meltdown that President Donald Trump had with congressional Democrats at the White House on Wednesday.

Appearing on CNN Thursday morning, Menendez broke down how Trump started raging at Democrats from the second he entered the room.

“The meeting started off with the president walking in and slamming down his files on the table,” Menendez said. “It was belligerent from the get-go… you have the president of the United States, who is supposed to bring our country together, particularly in times of challenges, [calling] the Speaker a third-rate politician.”

View the complete October 17 article by Brad Reed from Raw Story on the AlterNet website here.