Pelosi Never Actually Ruled Out Impeachment

[kpete]

Molly Ball: “Conventional wisdom in Washington tends to treat impeachment as a fringe crusade, on a par with campaigns by anti­fluoridation activists or UFO ­enthusiasts, and views Pelosi as right to resist this momentum. Many believe it would be a political disaster for Democrats, galvanizing Trump’s base and alienating moderates. Republicans have taken to goading their opponents to try it, while White House officials say they relish the prospect of the Democratic Party tearing itself apart over the issue.”

“But Pelosi is actually playing a deeper game. Her aides note that she’s never ruled impeachment out. All she’s done, they say, is set a ­standard: ­increased popular support and some degree of GOP backing. Behind the scenes, she and her team are working to see that standard is met.”

Said one senior Pelosi aide: “The easy thing to do would be to start down the path of impeachment. That’s a trap. Now that we have the gavel and can expose all of this wrongdoing, I think you will start to see a shift in public opinion and movement of Republicans.”


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http://time.com/5551306/nancy-pelosi-democrats-trump-impeachment/

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[Blues Heron]

1. I'm pretty tired of 8 dimensional chess. Sometimes you have to stand up.

this is one of those times.

[Andy823]

2. Pelosi knows what she is doing

Despite all the BS from the nay sayers, she is doing the right thing. Piece by piece the facts will come out and they will show just how corrupt trump is, and how much he has abused his power. The public will see what he did, and the vast majority will be pissed about it.

Let her do her job!

[CrossingTheRubicon]

3. Nancy is one smart cookie. Why do some people keep underestimating her wisdom?

[TwilightZone]

4. Anyone who actually bothered to read or listen to what she said knew that.

The kneejerk reaction by some around here was silly, but predictable.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Not just here-- the bloviating over "what she said" made it seem like...

nobody actually listened to what she said.

[TwilightZone]

6. Agreed.

[Wounded Bear]

7. If it was really "off the table"...

she would have shut down the investigations. The important thing is to continue the investigations and keep revealing the criminality and venality of the administraton. There may not be time for impeachment, but the more that gets out regarding the POSUS the better.