Pelosi says country is in a 'constitutional crisis’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she agreed with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler who declared that the country is in a “constitutional crisis” after his panel voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over the unredacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report along with underlying evidence.
Before the Judiciary Committee voted to hold Barr in contempt, Trump asserted executive privilege over the unredacted Mueller report, refused to turn over his tax returns, threatened to sue to block subpoenas for his financial information and instructed his former aides not to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify.
When asked about the timing of the full House vote to hold Barr in contempt alluded to possible future resistance from other administration officials. Pelosi has resisted calls from members of her party to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump, but amid a constitutional showdown between House Democrats and the Trump administration, declared that President Trump “is almost self-impeaching.”
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pelosi: Trump is becoming 'self-impeachable'House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested that President Trump is building his own case for impeachment
Read more »
Pelosi says country is in a ‘constitutional crisis’House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has resisted calls from members of her party to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump, but amid a constitutional showdown between House Democrats and the Trump administration, she declared Thursday that President Trump “is almost self-impeaching.”
Read more »
116th Congress: State of Play with Speaker Nancy PelosiThe Washington Post Live hosts Speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). The Washington Post’s Robert Costa will talk one-on-one with the Speaker in the second edition of Post Live’s new series “116th Congress: State of Play.” Speaker Pelosi will discuss why she’s reluctant to pursue impeachment charges against the President right now, how she’s attempting to balance the left-wing and moderate factions of her party, areas of possible bipartisanship in this Congressional term, and the qualities she’s looking for in a Democratic presidential candidate to defeat President Trump in 2020.
Read more »
House Judiciary chairman says US in 'constitutional crisis''It's a constitutional confrontation. I don't think it's yet a crisis,' says journalist Bob Woodward on the showdown between House Democrats and the White House over the release of the full version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
Read more »
A Constitutional Showdown Between the White House and Congress Just Got CloserAnalysis: William Barr’s stall tactics are speeding up an inevitable court fight. Here’s how Democrats are already laying the groundwork
Read more »