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Pelosi: Trump 'cover-up' could be 'impeachable offense' | TheHill

posted onMay 23, 2019
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Article snippet: Speaker accusing him of engaging in a "cover-up." "In an orchestrated — almost to an 'oh, poor baby' point of view — he came into the room and said that I said that he was engaged in a cover-up and he couldn't possibly engage in a conversation on infrastructure as long as we are investigating him," Pelosi told the audience. The Democratic leader reiterated her claim of a "cover-up," saying that "the fact is, in plain sight, in the public domain, this president is obstructing justice and he's engaged in a cover-up. And that could be an impeachable offense." Pelosi questioned the timing of Trump seizing on the Democrats' congressional investigations this week, noting that the probes began when the party took over the House in January. Trump initially met with Democratic leaders in late April, when they agreed to pursue a $2 trillion infrastructure plan, and intended to discuss how to pay for it on Wednesday. "Now, we've been investigating him since we took over the majority. So there's nothing new in that," she said. While the investigations began in January, they have ramped up in recent months, with Democratic chairmen and members voicing frustration with the administration's near-blanket stonewalling of the probes — something that has led more Democrats to call for the president's impeachment this week. Pelosi pointed to Trump's Rose Garden appearance after Wednesday's brief meeting, where he spoke behind a podium with a sign saying "no collusion" and "no obstru... Link to the full article to read more

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