Blunder or brilliance? Pelosi’s impeachment delay gets mixed reviews
by Susan Ferrechio
| January 11, 2020 12:00 AM
Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to hold onto the two articles of impeachment against President Trump, delaying a Senate trial by a month, won only subdued praise from Democrats, some of whom were eager for her to drop the tactic.
Other Democrats questioned the move, while Republicans proclaimed that her plan backfired by undercutting the urgency Democrats proclaimed when they impeached Trump on Dec. 19.
“There is no way to spin it,†Rep. Mark Meadows, a North Carolina Republican and a key Trump ally, said Friday. “Speaker Pelosi and her Democrat Caucus spent weeks playing games with what is effectively their attempt at overturning an American election.â€
Democrats mostly defended Pelosi, including those who were eager to start the trial.
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