'A slap in the face for the constitution': Furious Nancy Pelosi crashes press conference to tear into Mitch McConnell and rage at 'cowardly' Republican senators who voted to acquit Trump after Democrats fell 10 votes short of 67 needed to convict'A slap in the face for the constitution': Furious Nancy Pelosi crashes press conference to tear into Mitch McConnell and rage at 'cowardly' Republican senators who voted to acquit Trump after Democrats fell 10 votes short of 67 needed to convict
An animated and furious Nancy Pelosi crashed House impeachment managers' post-trial press conference in a rage
She lashed out at Mitch McConnell and called Republicans 'cowardly' for voting to stop Donald Trump from being convicted for 'incitement of insurrection'
'It had not been my intention to come to this press availability,' Pelosi said
'But what we saw today was a cowardly group of Republicans who apparently have no options because they were afraid to... respect [Congress]'
McConnell argued in floor remarks after voting to acquit Trump Saturday, that Congress didn't have the jurisdiction to go after a former president
By Katelyn Caralle, U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 18:16 EST, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 02:24 EST, 14 February 2021
Nancy Pelosi crashed the House impeachment manager's post-trial press conference Saturday to rage against Mitch McConnell and call out Republicans' 'cowardly' vote to stop Donald Trump from being convicted for 'incitement of insurrection'.
'It had not been my intention to come to this press availability,' Pelosi said as she spoke to reporters on the fifth and final day of the Senate proceedings. 'But what we saw today was a cowardly group of Republicans who apparently have no options because they were afraid to defend their job – respect the institution in which they serve.'
'But why I came over was because I listened to Mitch McConnell,' Pelosi continued.
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