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

GEIST And Speaker Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy made the argument ░░░░░░░░ other day that Well ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi set this precedent ░░░░░░░░ waited a long time ░░░░░░░░ have a vote on ░░░░░░░░ first impeachment of Donald ░░░░░░░░ You did hold a ░░░░░░░░ we should add but ░░░░░░░░ said you made the ░░░░░░░░ and he s just ░░░░░░░░ them now by not ░░░░░░░░ this initial vote for ░░░░░░░░ impeachment inquiry What do ░░░░░░░░ say to that Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ say that that s ░░░░░░░░ I mean it s ░░░░░░░░ And I don t ░░░░░░░░ why the press keeps ░░░░░░░░ it The fact is ░░░░░░░░ said we were going ░░░░░░░░ I assigned committee chairs ░░░░░░░░ of them to develop ░░░░░░░░ the facts because you ░░░░░░░░ to act upon the ░░░░░░░░ That s a strange ░░░░░░░░ to say maybe around ░░░░░░░░ but you have to ░░░░░░░░ upon the facts We ░░░░░░░░ a couple of weeks ░░░░░░░░ doing that a few ░░░░░░░░ of doing that three ░░░░░░░░ four weeks we then ░░░░░░░░ to bring the bill ░░░░░░░░ the floor They ve ░░░░░░░░ 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 had 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 take responsibility ░░░░░░░░ what you were doing ░░░░░░░░ and don t misrepresent ░░░░░░░░ care that we took ░░░░░░░░ respect that we had ░░░░░░░░ the institution to go ░░░░░░░░ in a way that ░░░░░░░░ address the high crimes ░░░░░░░░ misdemeanors of Donald Trump.”