Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday once again took a jab against President Donald Trump regarding the major legal jeopardy he now finds himself facing.
When asked by CNN’s Manu Raju to comment on the latest developments in the president being implicated in felonies by his own former attorney, Pelosi said it was remarkable that Trump was facing problems from his own Department of Justice rather than special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe.
“It’s interesting these allegations against the president are coming from his own Justice Department,” she said. “This is not about Robert Mueller. This is about the Justice Department.”
Raju then asked her what these developments mean for House Democrats’ plans to launch their own probes of Trump and his administration.
“The committees will have to make a judgement at that time, when they come in as to where we go,” she said.
Pelosi also said she believed there was a “path” available for House Democrats to obtain the president’s tax returns, but she warned to expect “resistance” from the White House about making them public.
“The question is… where do we go from there?” Pelosi asked, referring to what Democrats should do if Trump tries to block the IRS from releasing his taxes.
She then turned into media critic. "I wish the press would spend a lot more time on what we need to do here to meet the needs of the American people, instead of morning, noon and night, allegations against the president." She adds: "I think you’d have more viewers and readers."
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 13, 2018
Later she was asked about pursuing Trump tax returns, and she said: "I think that’s the Ways and Means Committee’s decision that they have to make. I think they see a path in that direction," saying WH will resist and then "the question is … where do we go from there?"
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 13, 2018
