Washington – As Democrats in the U.S. Congress debated possibly impeaching Republican President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that he is engaged in a “cover-up.”
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Speaking to reporters after a meeting of House Democrats on Capitol Hill, Pelosi said: “No one is above the law, including the president of the United States. And we believe that the president of the United States is engaged in a cover-up.”
Democrats who control the House of Representatives and Trump are engaged in a high-stakes power struggle over their ability to investigate him, with the president stonewalling multiple investigations of him by congressional committees.
The probes range from whether Trump obstructed justice during Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiry into Russian election meddling to his personal finances and businesses.
Pelosi and other senior House leaders have been trying hard for months to contain demands from more junior Democratic lawmakers to kick off impeachment proceedings.
Those demands mounted on Wednesday after former White House Counsel Don McGahn ignored a subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to appear before it and testify.
“For many of us, we think at least an impeachment inquiry would give us more ability to get witnesses to come to Congress. We’re just trying to figure out how to get the truth,” Democratic Representative Mark Pocan told MSNBC.
Pelosi made her remarks about an hour before she and other congressional leaders were scheduled to meet with Trump at the White House to discuss infrastructure development.
Obviously.
As the pressure builds he gets crazier every day. He’s literally non-sensical saying he’s ‘the most transparent president in history’. Is that a joke? Not allowing his lapdogs to testify? No tax reports? Sooo many lies? No cover-up? Come on Drump. Next he’ll start a WAR to coverup. He’s cracking up.
The word “coverup” is a favorite in the Democratic lexicon because it hearkens back to Watergate. That the Dems have covered up a lot of their own stuff doesn’t bother them. They’re all crooks, on both sides of the aisle.
How could there be a coverup if there’s no crime? Even mueller said no crime.dems are so stupid and such liars!