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White House Aides Say Nancy Pelosi Is Emboldening Them To Defy Congress: Report
[link:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nancy-pelosi-donald-trump-impeachment_n_5d88d63ae4b0957256baae48|
The House speaker is in the middle of Democrats’ fight over impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.
By Marina Fang
White House aides are not worried about potential impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump because they view House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who has advocated for an incremental approach, as emboldening them to defy Congress, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
The report cited two unnamed White House officials who claimed they were “not worried about defying or mocking [House Judiciary Chairman Jerry] Nadler because Pelosi has made it clear she is not interested in impeachment and the House Democratic Caucus is split about what to do to counter Trump.”
Pelosi and other senior Democratic leaders have demonstrated a reluctance to pursue the impeachment process, as they are wary of electoral consequences. But Democrats’ calls for impeachment have again grown, this time over the weekend, after new allegations that Trump tried to pressure Ukraine to get dirt on 2020 presidential contender Joe Biden, whose son Hunter has had business deals in the country.
In a letter to House members over the weekend, Pelosi wrote: “If the Administration persists in blocking this whistleblower from disclosing to Congress a serious possible breach of constitutional duties by the President, they will be entering a grave new chapter of lawlessness which will take us into a whole new stage of investigation.”
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By Marina Fang
White House aides are not worried about potential impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump because they view House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who has advocated for an incremental approach, as emboldening them to defy Congress, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
The report cited two unnamed White House officials who claimed they were “not worried about defying or mocking [House Judiciary Chairman Jerry] Nadler because Pelosi has made it clear she is not interested in impeachment and the House Democratic Caucus is split about what to do to counter Trump.”
Pelosi and other senior Democratic leaders have demonstrated a reluctance to pursue the impeachment process, as they are wary of electoral consequences. But Democrats’ calls for impeachment have again grown, this time over the weekend, after new allegations that Trump tried to pressure Ukraine to get dirt on 2020 presidential contender Joe Biden, whose son Hunter has had business deals in the country.
In a letter to House members over the weekend, Pelosi wrote: “If the Administration persists in blocking this whistleblower from disclosing to Congress a serious possible breach of constitutional duties by the President, they will be entering a grave new chapter of lawlessness which will take us into a whole new stage of investigation.”
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Eight fucking now 
Add some Jack to it. Or, skip the coffee and go right for the bottle.
ITTMFA!
