Article snippet: Speaker MORE's impeachment, warning that a premature effort to oust the president could undermine her case for doing so down the road. “The public isn’t there on impeachment. It’s your voice and constituency, but give me the leverage I need to make sure that we’re ready and it is as strong as it can be,” Pelosi told Democrats during a caucus-wide conference call on Friday afternoon, according to a source on the call. Pelosi made the comments in response to Rep. MORE (D-N.J.), who shared how people in her district wanted to talk about impeachment. While advocating for a cautious approach, Pelosi didn’t rule out the possibility of impeachment. The Democratic leader has faced continued pressure on the issue as the number of Democrats who have come out in support for impeachment in some form has swelled to at least 130. “The equities we have to weigh are our responsibility to protect and defend the Constitution and to be unifying and not dividing. But if and when we act, people will know he gave us no choice. If he cannot respect the Constitution, we’ll have to deal with that. It’s about patriotism, not partisanship,” Pelosi said Friday. Pelosi quipped at one point that “I myself have a night guard, 'cause I find it very hard not to grind my teeth all night about what’s going on in the White House." The number of Democrats who have announced their support for impeaching Trump has ticked up over the long summer recess, with several coming out each week to call for Con... Link to the full article to read more