Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday brushed aside pressure to begin the impeachment process against President Donald Trump even as a new poll shows more than two-thirds of Democrats want proceedings to begin.
'I feel no pressure from our members to do anything. I have no pressure on them to do anything,' she told reporters Wednesday morning at the Christian Science Monitor breakfast.
But 67 per cent of Democrats said lawmakers should begin impeachment proceedings, the first step for removing the president from office, according to a new Politico/Morning Consult poll.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi brushed aside pressure to begin the impeachment process against President Donald Trump
The poll found 67 per cent of Democratic voters want lawmakers to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump
Pelosi said her line in the sand to beginning such proceedings would be when the current investigations against the president stop finding information.
'When we stop finding even more information,' she said when asked at what point she'd want to begin the impeachment process.
'With me this runs deep and every day we see more, so why would we stop with a less strong case,' she said.
She also dismissed bringing some kind of lesser charge against the president - such as censure, which is a formal reprimand.
'Censure is just a way out,' she said. 'If you’re going to impeach, impeach.'
She added that censure would be a 'day at the beach for the president or his golf club or where ever he goes.'
The speaker also repeated the argument she has been making as more and more members of her party say it's time for impeachment proceedings to begin.
'I don't think you should have inquiry unless you're ready to impeach,' she said.
And the wave could continue to grow as Democrats bring more current and former
