Pelosi says Trump is 'just not worth' impeaching The speaker made the comment after rank and file members have already introduced impeachment measures Democratic leaders urged candidates to hold fire before November elections Judiciary and other committees have launched far-reaching probes of Trump To succeed an impeachment resolution must get supermajority to clear Senate Says U.S. institutions can withstand anything, but 'maybe not two terms' Rep. Rashida Tlaib called on her first full day to 'impeach the mother******' By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com Published: 21:23 GMT, 11 March 2019 | Updated: 21:26 GMT, 11 March 2019 Viewcomments House Speaker Nancy Pelosi laid down a firm marker against impeaching President Donald Trump, saying the effort would divide the nation and is 'not worth it.' Pelosi has long counseled her colleagues not to allow their talk on impeachment to get ahead of the facts – including the final report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. But in her latest comments to the Washington Post, she stated flat out that she is 'not for' impeachment unless the evidence reaches a threshold of being both compelling and bipartisan. On that second criteria, Pelosi appears to be putting the decision of a GOP Senate majority that has so far refused to condemn Trump on policy matters such as his emergency declaration for a border wall, or on personal matters like his payments to lawyer Michael Cohen and hush agreement with porn star Stormy Daniels. NOT WORTH IT: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., said impeachment President Trump is not 'worth it' 'I’m not for impeachment. This is news. I’m going to give you some news right now because I haven’t said this to any press person before,' Pelosi told the paper. 'But since you asked, and I’ve been thinking about this: Impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there’s something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don’t think we should go down that path, because it divides the country. And he’s just not worth it,' she concluded. Pelosi's comments come after senior Democratic chairs have stepped up their probes of Trump's finances and the Trump White House. Days ago, longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen testified that Trump was part of a criminal conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws. 'She is lowering expectations about the prospect of impeachment and reminding people of the gravity of that move and the impact it would have politically in dividing the country,' Rep. Gerry Connelly of Virginia told CNN. He called it a 'useful thing' and said it served 'to remind us of the fact that impeachment is the last resort in the Constitution, not the first resort.' Pelosi and her leadership team were facing pressure on impeachment from as soon as the Democrats took power. On her first full day in office, Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan was caught on tape telling supporters it was time to 'impeach the mother******,' in comments pointed at Trump. Pelosi's comments come after longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen testified that Trump took part in a criminal conspiracy to break campaign finance laws By laying down a marker against impeachment, Pelosi leaves herself the option of joining or boosting the effort at some point down the line, while avoiding having to walk back a statement should Mueller come up short. Despite a growing chorus of senior Democrats faulting the president for tearing down U.S. institutions and even going against the rule of law with his attacks on investigators, Pelosi portrayed U.S. institutions as intact. She said she didn't share that concern. 'Here’s why I don’t: Our country is great. It’s a great country. Our founders gave us the strongest foundation. … All the challenges we have faced, we can withstand anything,' she said. 'But maybe not two terms. So we have to make sure that doesn’t happen,' she added. That line stresses one concern raised by the anti-impeachment corner of the Democratic caucus: that by impeaching Trump, Democrats could damage their ability to take him down at the ballot box. The House GOP's impeachment effort of President Clinton helped inspire a backlash in 1996 that is credited with helping Democrats gain House seats. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility