Dems at crossroads on Trump impeachment push; Pelosi to meet with AOC as she struggles to bridge party divide
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday warned congressional Democrats who support impeachment proceedings against President Trump not to “disparage” colleagues who don't, a source familiar with the conversation told Fox News. Pelosi's guidance came on the heels of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's rocky testimony, which left in doubt the future of the effort to oust Trump. Pelosi, for her part, mostly has resisted impeachment pressure from the start. In recent weeks, the lawmaker from San Francisco has been trying to tamp down the infighting in the caucus between far-left and more moderate elements of the party. As part of that effort, she is set to meet Friday with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. (The freshman lawmaker's chief of staff is among the Hill figures who've been antagonizing centrist Democrats.)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday warned congressional Democrats who support impeachment proceedings against President Trump not to “disparage” colleagues who don't, a source familiar with the conversation told Fox News. Pelosi's guidance came on the heels of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's rocky testimony, which left in doubt the future of the effort to oust Trump. Pelosi, for her part, mostly has resisted impeachment pressure from the start. In recent weeks, the lawmaker from San Francisco has been trying to tamp down the infighting in the caucus between far-left and more moderate elements of the party. As part of that effort, she is set to meet Friday with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. (The freshman lawmaker's chief of staff is among the Hill figures who've been antagonizing centrist Democrats.)
However, Pelosi still suspects Trump has been compromised by Russia. She told a "Tucker Carlson Tonight" producer that she wonders what Putin has on Trump "politically, financially, or personally."
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