By Rachael Bade Rachael Bade Congressional reporter Email Bio Follow April 22 at 2:16 PM House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday appeared to tap the brakes on impeachment discussions, arguing in a letter to her colleagues that while Democrats would hold President Trump accountable following the release of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s report, they could do so without initiating impeachment hearings.
But the speaker offered a word of caution on impeachment — a step pushed by some 2020 presidential hopefuls, most notably Sen. Elizabeth Warren , in the days following the Mueller report. Without ruling out the concept altogether, Pelosi noted “it is … important to know that the facts regarding holding the president accountable can be gained outside of impeachment hearings.
Pelosi also set a high threshold for taking up impeachment, arguing it would have to be bipartisan. But Republicans following the Mueller report’s release have largely gone silent, even as Mueller detailed the Trump campaign welcoming Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and Trump’s effort to thwart the investigation.
And We the people will hold Democrats accountable for there action in 2020
I don't understand the fears of impeachment of trump, he's no one special, him presidency is illegitimate, he got in with the help of Putin and paying off those electoral college folks. I can't believe that law enforcement can't come in seize the documents that needed
Logically this is the best choice. 0 chance of getting through the Senate, And the Democrats would be viewed as obstructionists if they went through because the Mueller report didn’t specify anything.
Why the fuck?
GOOD, LETS DO IT. LETS DO BOTH!
Pelosi must be in Trump's pocket somehow as well. She acts tough but caves into him when push comes to shove. Shame on her.
Disagree.
SaysSimonson Accountable for what?
Accountable for what? Oh Nancy Dear, Please provide a list of what and with factual evidence. IF you had that list and evidence then Mueller would have recommended charges for impeachment. You know it and I know it. Tell Jerry Nadler Hello. FISA CLOUD DROP USINTELCOM
ImpeachDonaldTrump
Don't be a coward
DONALD JOHN TRUMP is a public servant. How does DOJ policy supersede the US Constitution, the US Code of Laws, and the proper enforcement of the same?
U mean u gonna make the coward leave office without forcing it legally No fckway.
That would mean she’s assuming he won’t be re-elected to a second term, but with no really strong opponent yet, it is looking more and more likely. Please do your job and stand up to him. At best he is the most incompetent leader we’ve had in decades; worst case is way scarier
And this is their record to run on and the only thing they have done and it’ll be for the rest of they’re term. We told you that’s all they are about. Time for term limits! 🕶
Accountable for what. Dead Tree.
Either ImpeachTrump or voters are going to fire SpeakerPelosi. She's acting as bad as Trump by playing too nice in not wanting to impeach him. She's becoming Trump's puppet. Time for her to lose being Speaker! Replace her procrastinating arse!
Well, maybe SpeakerPelosi needs to be voted out of office like some of her California constituents are advocating, because she wants to play too nice and too safe. She doesn't give a damn about most American voters really want. Maybe she's just too old and nervous!
Pelosi doesn’t want impeachment hearings because she’s trying to keep this thing going. When TRUMP wins from the accusations of the impeachment hearings what else does the Democrats have to fight for 2020.
She's corrupt. Admit it people. Nancy Pelosi is corrupt. She refuses to do her duty, period. BY LAW, Trump must be impeached for what he's done. Democrats and Republicans like Pelosi Schumer, Hoyer etc have been everything that is wrong with Washington.
2020.
Somehow accountable doesn’t mean the same thing to her.
If trump isn't impeached for his crimes why bother to pretend any longer - this is not a system of laws!!!
You can TRY anything once. Most of this crowd has or will, if it serves their personal purposes.
So disappointed in Pelosi- my trust was misplaced.
For what stupid
Woman, who are you trying to protect.this seems a bit more than you saving your ass in 2020. Be careful, a non-impeachment Congress could get tanked in 2020 also. It’s not just about politics, it’s about protecting our American democracy. Remember
She’s a Has been!!!
Democrats keep looking for morality in a brothel, the GOP don’t give a damn about the Dems because they know the leadership won’t go the distance for there convictions. It is the sad truth!
If they could Impeach him they'd have already started.
I’ve found SpeakerPelosi to be savvy, strategic, and so smart throughout her career but especially since 2018 election. But she/Dem leadership are dead wrong here. They’re drawing the wrong lessons from Clinton impeachment. ImpeachTrump
We want him fined, sued, impeached & in jail for the damage he's inflicted on this country. He has done everything in his power 2 divide Americans. He's ruthlessly fleeced America...and has no shame when he's caught. I don't know when & if America will mend from the trump abuse!
Seran Estupidos estos esquibocados de la nacion pues si hubieran savido que rovavan tanto no estarian alli ese Presidente es el unico con verguenza que pienza en el pais. Ya ven como se las arregla para dar entrada a los Mejicanos que hoy se dio una estadistica de 5 muertos por
I thought not. They have no intention of getting rid of him.
That’ll be the day!
Incompetent elite oppressive corporate shills. They should all be impeached and held for treason by not doing their constitutionally sworn duty to protect this nation!
How will they do that yet they hve delayed
Straight up betrayed ... we are no longer I. The United States that’s it ... y’all
I'm not convinced that is true.
Start the proceedings. It is your job.
BS!
Lots and lots of public hearings so everyone gets to see and hear the evidence. Lots of investigations....put everything out
DISGUSTING. Pelosi and the Democrats are negating principles, the rule of law, the oath of office, and the Constitution in favor of partisan politics.
It's time to admit .SpeakerPelosi is as much a part of the problem as .realDonaldTrump she's the one that every step of the way had been acting as his shield, as much or more effectively than any member of his staff.
No. If what this sonofabitch and his Orange claque of crazies have done is NOT impeachable, then just what the hell is?!? Who will EVER hold a president accountable again? ImpeachTheMF ImpeachALLTheMFs
Yeah right, just like Congress wanted Trumps tax returns, and we saw how that went, no where. Nancy and her fellow Democrats are toothless and Trump knows it. All bark and no bite. Don’t expect my vote in 2020 if the Democrats do nothing in the next year but sound bites on CNN!
You all bad mouthing Nancy fail to realize that she's the only Democrat that has gone toe to toe with trump and won. She took him on with the government shutdown and made him look like a fool. I personally can't stand her, but she's smarter than a lot in her party thinks.
Keep drilling him until he quites
Dear SpeakerPelosi , Impeach Trump or lose your support ! ImpeachTrumpNow
What a bunch of clowns.
Wtf SpeakerPelosi
If that’s the way then do it that way !
Of course it could hold him accountable as well. I get it. Pelosi knows it wont work b/c the state of the Senate. But why not force the gop to vote? How do you know for sure if you dont try. The gop had standards in the 70' w/ the sanctity of the presidency. Not now.
Would pass the house but not the Senate. Just bunker/hunker down for the last years of this admin. More surprises to come.
Great news - I REALLY don’t want Don the Con or other Republicans re-elected in 202!
Very few SenateDems housedemocrats are even attempting to hold trump accountable, including SpeakerPelosi Its “not worth it” apparently. doyourjob ImpeachTheMF impeachtrump Our country fades. americaonlifesupport
Fahrenthold No, the House needs to do its duty and bring impeachment proceedings against trump. If the Senate doesn’t find him guilty, that’s their problem. Do your job.
Dems are insane.
She’s not reading the room very well, is she?
good for her! She's not going to make that same mistakes as republicans in the 90's that's for sure. But it does guarantee a Trump reelection anyway. MAGA Trump2020
Accountable for the lowest unemployment in history, a stronger military, a vibrant economy, and lower taxes. He will gladly take the blame
Gawd I hope she’s right
Do share Ms Pelosi?!? 👂🏽
Accountable =prison or no deal.
Since his followers think he was sent from God then crucifixion is on the table to cleanse the office.
Pelosi says she has about this much chance to turn anyone against President Trump. America loves President Trump! ❤️🇺🇸
Fahrenthold NO! Listen to the People! Start the impeachment investigation now!
HE NEEDS TO BE IMPEACHED!
Can and will
When will ppl realize this is going on ALL OVER WASHINGTON?
SpeakerPelosi TeamPelosi realDonaldTrump must be Impeach45 we have enough evidence to do so- BlueWave happened for the mere purpose of protecting the MullerReport and now is out- we demand Action by TheDemocrats
Impeach him!! He needs ANOTHER stain on his Presidency and a Negative going into the 2020 Election! Face it... he is not going to get better!
Impeach for what snowflakes?
So silly, accountable for what? We need a way to hold Adam Schiff accountable for his attacks on our democracy and dangerous rhetoric.
Get on that!
Pelosi just keep doing what ur doing bring back Hussein Obama along with Biden
It needs to be recorded in the HISTORY BOOKS that the GOP chose Trump over the constitution... Impeach him so we can see who side they chose..
Good luck with that...
Just checking in to see if the house democrats have managed to do any “government” work so far this term. All I have heard is overseas trips and establishing anti-trump committees. Next time you are thinking of voting democrat, remember this mob
How much more does trump need to show us ! He is unfit ! Impeach now ! Before is gets worse
So much for caretakers of democracy
I sure hope she has a good plan
The Dems are just throwing random Schiff (geez his name comes in handy here) against the Trump fan to stop him but, word of warning, if they are careless, they could lose a couple useful digits.
NO NO NO NO. SpeakerPelosi DO YOUR JOB. YOU MUST IMPEACH!!!!!!
It’s called an election. He won. You lost. Continue to try a coup and the streets will be on fire.
Disagree with SpeakerPelosi . She is playing right into Trump's dirty hands. He is clearly unfit to be president. Refusing to impeach him is not holding him accountable. Hearings alone are not doing that. Consequences (impeachment) does.
Americans would like to hold Democrats & the FBI accountable 4 using a bought hit piece pd 4 by Hillary done by a has-been British Agent, still being pd by FBI, relied on murky RUSSIAN sources 2 SPY on Trump & push to MSM as the TRUTH of “supposed” crimes! TickTock
U'tell me how? Trumps administration seams'untouchable? Trumps, R'above the Law'!
Click bait headline - you should be ashamed, WaPo! Here's what PELOSI ACTUALLY SAID
the moneyed interest give to both sides to maintain the status quo.. sometimes it is hard to tell who the shills are.
Smart move, just hold his feet to the fire without getting into some heavy partisan fight that will unite his base,
well he hasn't been held accountable yet..just do it.
Pelosi so Wise. So did Buttigieg say the same thing. Take that Dworkin,Kansenstein, , Tribe , Knight & a few others like Trump satisfying their base while leading us down a garden path Again. No Thankyou. We want the House to focus on following the Monet with limited resources.
Same back to ya. Nancy
So me how and will it hurt him in the long run, but to be honest with you SpeakerPelosi he is a danger realDonaldTrump to us all. All our enemies are left unchecked while our allies are being disrespected. Impeach tricky dick 2.0
When he wins in 2020
Ya think? Now that the Democrat sponsored Russian Collusion Hoax has failed, Dems scramble for relevancy.
You better pass legislation that clearly makes taking information from foreign governments for campaign purposes a crime. A bigly crime!
SpeakerPelosi WE WANT HIM IMPEACHED!!!!
Translation: 'We have nothing on him, but we'll pretend we're just letting him off the hook.'
There will be hearings. And at the end there will be a vote to impeach.
How
Ya Right and Pig’s can Fly.
IMPEACH!
KoriWasinger ImpeachTrumpNow
People will need to take to the streets apparently since she’s tone deaf. Public pressure
I trust nancy
How?
SpeakerPelosi Dems/the House of Reps. haven’t held him accountable so far, there have been zero consequences. You think it’s going to change now? With corrupt Rs willing to lie and coverup? Wth?
Democrats always defeat themselves before Republicans have a chance to do it.
For what? Beating HRC?
No, Nancy. NO.
There is no accountability without impeachment, none. What is the purpose of Congressional investigations and public hearings? Public shame. trump has no shame, so it won't work. The President is a criminal.
What the heck is going on with SpeakerPelosi Makes you wonder. 🤔
Dems are destroying themselves - with no help !!!
No
Impeach !
Will SpeakerPelosi hold whomever is responsible for spying on a POTUS candidate?
TeamPelosi I respect your opinion and normally agree with you, but you’re wrong here. Trump needs to finally face some consequences for his nonstop corruption and law breaking
OMG the voice of reason and experience. Preach Nancy preach
Will she move to make Obama accountable for NOT informing Trump campaign that Russians are trying to spy on them?
HOW MAGIC?
Okay... he’s a weasel, a snake, a shapeshifter. So you may have a plan but if you don’t, don’t replace impeachment with investigations. If holding your cards is necessary with this guy, then hold’em. But only so long! SpeakerPelosi SenatorDurbin RepAdamSchiff RepJerryNadler
Wrong. Impeach Pelosi too. She is a snake.
Nancy had better check first with her Party leaders. AOC, Omar and Tlaib may not approve.
Give it up, Trump IS your President and will be in 2020.
No, you can't, SpeakerPelosi.
Impeachment is the only way now
This is why everyone calls Dems feckless & there are so many Left leaning Independents.... I know I know, 10d chess eh Speaker Pelosi?
Fahrenthold Lets see what new crimes out at the hearings
What? Screw the Government. I've lost all respect for ALL of them. It's all Childrens Games and Money. Not accountability or credibility. Not one of them cares about the Citizens or doing the right thing. If a Wall needs to be built , I suggest it's around DC.
Lol
No. No. SpeakerPelosi it’s not up to you! Congress has a constitutional duty to punish realDonaldTrump for his crimes. Now do your job!
This will be turned against Dems the 2020 race. Trump will use this over and over that they couldn’t find anything in the report. I agreed with her before, but not now. It’s time to step up and rally your own base SpeakerPelosi
Fahrenthold And voters can hold her accountable come elections for not proceeding
rachaelmbade SpeakerPelosi sure.....let's see ya!
Fahrenthold SpeakerPelosi Midterms gave you a mandate. Get busy or the base will disengage.
I'M DONE WITH DEMOCRATS!!!!! If your senator/congressperson has a primary challenger - VOTE FOR THAT PERSON!! The status quo isnt working ImpeachDonaldTrump MondayMotivation
Really? How’s that working out so far?
No you CANNOT. impeachment and jail time is the only suitable punishments.
It’s congress’ constitutional duty, period. Any attempt to get around it is shirking that responsibility.
Fahrenthold NO. we must have the hearings. that is the only way.
You go girl... Resign
Nope.
She already knows the Republicans will call numerous respondents to talk about the wrap up smear and fake dossier. The four hoarsemen are too naive and green to know that. Let them try to impeach. The American people need to see whats behind the curtain.
Sure! She knows that there’s no basis for impeachment and that the disclosures of Obama crimes are coming!
No no no we want impeachment
This headline is spin. Read Pelosi's words before reacting. Sad seeing WaPo do this kind of deceptive wording. Pelosi is moving deliberately & recruiting public support. Let her do what she knows how to do. She's not a fool. (WaPo, clean up your act on this leading headline.)
hell yeah. what we need is a constitutional amendment removing impeachment as a remedy. bring back kings! i want to be ruled baby
Do the Russians have Kompromat on Nancy, too?
We will see about that!!!!
BS, you have done nothing in over 2 years to hold him accountable. Accountably = punishment fitting the crime
NOPE.
No. No no no no no. There should never again be such a blight on the office as this president. Impeachment is the only way. Period. Full stop. SpeakerPelosi
She already gave Bush a pass. Not this time.
She doesn’t seem to get it. Every minute Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office is a clear and present danger to the country.
This is why ya'll lost...... you don't have to trumps level of low.... but you do have to grow a pair of balls at a certain point. If this was Obama impeachments would have already started. There's a time to fight with words.... and other times for action.
It’s a gamble because if he kills thousands maybe millions in a foreign policy blunder there will always be the question asked...why didn’t they act? The question will be asked till the end of time.
Weak.
Nope.
Bull crap
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