Pelosi taking impeachment off the table

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/11/house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-says-im-not-for-impeachment-of-trump.html

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Trump ‘unfit’ to be president, but ‘I’m not for impeachment’


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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says “I’m not for impeachment” of President Donald Trump, arguing that “he’s just not worth” the divisiveness that the country would suffer from such an action.

Pelosi’s opposition to seeking Trump’s removal was stated in a new, wide-ranging interview with the California Democrat published by The Washington Post on Monday.

Her view contrasts with that of some of her fellow Democrats, who believe their party should use its new-found majority in the House to impeach the president.

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“I’m not for impeachment,” Pelosi told The Post.

“This is news. I’m going to give you some news right now because I haven’t said this to any press person before. But since you asked, and I’ve been thinking about this: Impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there’s something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don’t think we should go down that path, because it divides the country.”

“And he’s just not worth it,” Pelosi said.

[superpatriotman]

1. The criminals win

That’s the moral.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Not off the table

She’s triggering old yellowstain

[fleur-de-lisa]

5. Before the night's out, Pelosi will trick Trump into assurin' us he's "totally worth impeachin"

LOL! Tweet by Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA)

Link to tweet

[mcar]

13. Yep

[spanone]

3. MSNBC is reporting this WRONG... here's what she said.

"Impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there’s something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don’t think we should go down that path,

because it divides the country. And he’s just not worth it."

[Dennis Donovan]

4. Actually, one of their panel members just said that she can take it back anytime...

...as needed, if needed.

[TwilightZone]

7. That part is also in this article.

It was left out of the OP.

[TwilightZone]

6. You left out an important part of her statement, as have many.

"unless there’s something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan"

Which is right there in the article.

[Dennis Donovan]

9. Sorry - I'll add it...

[NurseJackie]

10. Yes... that's code for "for now".

I'm sure that everyone who's predisposed to have negative reactions to anything Pelosi says or does will be absolutely apoplectic over this.

Whenever Pelosi speaks, wig and toupee shops experience and uptick in business.

[fmdaddio]

8. Prefer a criminal conviction myself

Clinton was impeached and became more popular and stayed in office. Dems please be careful what you wish for.The senate needed 67 votes got 50. How many votes would be for impeachment with our current congress. Surviving a impeachment attempt could help cement a Trump victory in 2020.

[Ani Yun Wiya]

11. Oh really

It is precisely this thinking that has gotten this country where it is today. * should have been impeached as well.

[theophilus]

12. It's not off the table. It's in a small display case labeled "If Republicans get a spine: break

glass!" If the public was not calling for I by 80-90 percent and a vast majority of Rep Senators were calling for it doing so would be a disaster. Very wise decision by Ms. Pelosi, imo.

Let's keep Trump's decaying corpse up there on his charger taking arrow after arrow and blow after blow as he represents the Reps. When he finally crumbles and turns to dust the Rep party will hopefully go with him.

Have you heard how THEY want to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid? Well, everyone -- EVERYONE needs to know!

[eissa]

14. I prefer death by a thousand cuts

I want him to lose. A humiliating, resounding electoral loss (preferably to a woman, which would enrage him even more.) Impeachment* would just get him to whine about "angry Democrats" and would make him a martyr in the eyes of his supporters.

*Of course, this all depends on what's in Mueller's report.

[Vinca]

15. She has a huge caveat in her statement . . . "unless there's something so compelling."

But the statement is bound to drive Dear Leader nuts. He's counting on victimhood to run his next campaign.

[Bettie]

16. So, W got away with it all

Now, this one will get away with everything.

What will the next one do? Nothing is forbidden. Our laws? Break 'em all you want, no one will do anything! Congress doesn't care.