Pelosi Says She Plans to Stay in Leadership

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62. The House HAS to keep impeachment as an option,

Tatiana. It's their constitutional duty, as Pelosi knows extremely well.

The reason Pelosi's trying to tamp down talk of impeachment now, when Democrats CAN"T impeach Trump, is to avoid angering Republicans into flooding to the polls in November.

This is a very dangerous time for us. Right now Democrats are more angry and energized than Republicans, who are relatively demoralized. THIS issue all by itself is the kerosene that could cost us control of congress.

AFTER November, Pelosi would only need a simple majority to impeach Trump and send him on to the senate for trial and removal. But she can't do it while the Republicans control the house.

Also, we need the RESULTS of Mueller's investigation. They will be required for the trial by the senate, and also they will help convince many millions of Republican voters that Trump's removal is appropriate and necessary.

So, we're in "shhhh" mode until the time for impeachment arrives.

And we should always look very carefully at the motives of anyone agitating for impeachment, i.e., spreading the kerosene.