Pelosi Denies Setting the Precedent on Impeachment: ‘That’s Hogwash ... I Don’t Know Why the Press Keeps Repeating It’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT McCarthy made ░░░░░░░░ argument the other day ░░░░░░░░ well Nancy Pelosi set ░░░░░░░░ precedent She waited a ░░░░░░░░ time to have a ░░░░░░░░ on the first impeachment ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump You did ░░░░░░░░ a vote we should ░░░░░░░░ but he said you ░░░░░░░░ the rules and you ░░░░░░░░ just following them now ░░░░░░░░ not holding this initial ░░░░░░░░ for an impeachment inquiry ░░░░░░░░ what do you say ░░░░░░░░ t know why the ░░░░░░░░ keeps repeating it I ░░░░░░░░ we were going to ░░░░░░░░ assigned my committee chairs ░░░░░░░░ of them to develop ░░░░░░░░ facts because you have ░░░░░░░░ act upon the facts ░░░░░░░░ s a strange thing ░░░░░░░░ say maybe around here ░░░░░░░░ you have to act ░░░░░░░░ the facts We had ░░░░░░░░ couple of weeks of ░░░░░░░░ that a few weeks ░░░░░░░░ doing that and in ░░░░░░░░ or four weeks we ░░░░░░░░ prepared to bring the ░░░░░░░░ to the floor They ░░░░░░░░ eight months of investigation ░░░░░░░░ up with nothing and ░░░░░░░░ they re trying to ░░░░░░░░ well we re not ░░░░░░░░ to have a vote ░░░░░░░░ Nancy didn t have ░░░░░░░░ vote the first day ░░░░░░░░ We had a vote ░░░░░░░░ were in preparation for ░░░░░░░░ vote but again this ░░░░░░░░ a big deal an ░░░░░░░░ You have to do ░░░░░░░░ with care and not ░░░░░░░░ impulse and until we ░░░░░░░░ the case ready that ░░░░░░░░ when we went forward ░░░░░░░░ they again have been ░░░░░░░░ for months coming up ░░░░░░░░ nothing and now they ░░░░░░░░ going to say on ░░░░░░░░ basis of nothing we ░░░░░░░░ not going to have ░░░░░░░░ vote on how we ░░░░░░░░ forward Don t blame ░░░░░░░░ on me Just take ░░░░░░░░ for what you are ░░░░░░░░ there and don t ░░░░░░░░ the care that we ░░░░░░░░ the respect that we ░░░░░░░░ for the institution to ░░░░░░░░ forward in a way ░░░░░░░░ really addressed the high ░░░░░░░░ and misdemeanors of Donald ░░░░░░░░