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Pelosi says impeaching Trump 'just not worth it' | TheHill

posted onMarch 12, 2019
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Article snippet: Speaker MORE is “just not worth it,” unless there’s bipartisan support for going down that road. "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,” Pelosi said in a Washington Post interview published Monday. “And he’s just not worth it." Pelosi told the newspaper last week that despite her opposition to impeachment, she does not believe Trump is fit to serve as president. "Are we talking ethically? Intellectually? Politically? What are we talking here?" she said. "All of the above. No. No. I don’t think he is." The Speaker elaborated on her comments later Monday afternoon in remarks to reporters comparing the Trump impeachment push to the one that followed former President George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq. The California Democrat has set a very high bar for impeachment proceedings, even as the more progressive wing of her caucus clamors to remove Trump from office. Impeachment has split the caucus since Democrats took control of the House in January, and the topic has gained steam in recent weeks following explosive testimony from Trump’s former lawyer, MORE. Rep. MORE. Freshman Rep. MORE (D-Mich.) -- who drew national attention on her first day in office by pledging to “impeach the motherf---er” -- said last week she will introduce a measure by the end of the month to oust the president. In an interview with Showtime’... Link to the full article to read more

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