Pelosi 'ready' to send Trump impeachment article but needs answers about Senate trial

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Source: ABC News

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday told reporters that the House and Senate are "ready" to proceed with former President Trump's second impeachment trial, but she said transmission of the articles is being held up by questions about how the trial would work.

"I’m not going to be telling you when it is going … they are now ready to receive, but there are other questions of how a trial to proceed. But we are ready," she said. "It will be soon, as I said you will be the first to know."

Pelosi dismissed Republicans' concerns that impeachment could divide lawmakers so soon after the inauguration.

"It's not really unifying to say, let's just forget it, and move on," Pelosi said.



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[LizBeth]

1. I love Pelosi. She is on it. Loving seeing Biden on it, and here Pelosi is jumping right in.

I am SOOO thrilled having DC again. Oh this feels good.

[apnu]

7. She's America's Italian grandma.

Firm and fair. Step out of line and she'll drive a car over you. When you are recovering in the hospital, she'll bring you cannoli.

[LizBeth]

8. I just watched the video of her being asked about impeaching and uniting. She was right on. I so

appreciate hearing her saying it like I feel too.

[wiggs]

2. I'd like to think they are finding tons of damning info/evidence on a range of subjects that could

be added to the one article. I imagine if this second impeachment fails in the senate many, many more impeachable offenses will become known and there may be a third. either that or indictments

[JT45242]

3. This is the end of the line for impeachments

Regardless of what happens with the spineless Republicans in the Senate, this will be the last impeachment for Trump.

From this point forward, all the removing him from office will be done because he has been incarcerated in a state or federal prison. NY and GA have relatively straightforward cases it would seem.

The SDNY "Individual 1" form the Cohen case should be a slam dunk for a federal crime.

The reason the R's might go from impeachment is that it will bar him from running so he would have no legal reason to solicit campaign funds which they fear he will siphon from the rest of the party. A few might realize, hey they might have killed me too and vote their conscious (or stay away from the vote) so that 2/3 is reached by a smaller number. If 20 stay home, only 4 have to vote to convict.

[sakabatou]

4. I hope there's an actual trial this time

[marble falls]

5. Speaker Pilosi deserves a medal for her service to the nation the last four years.

[LiberalLovinLug]

6. "It's not really unifying to say, let's just forget it, and move on,"

I am very uplifted by the Democrats not being cowed this time into accepting the "move forward" retreat from their constitutional responsibilities.

[Griefbird]

9. Forgetting won't change the unity equation.

Repubs who oppose Democratic initiatives will never be convinced not to by "Forgetting and moving on". They'll do what they'll do, impeachment or no.

[Omaha Steve]

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