Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) didn’t maintain again any punches in her newest alternative of phrases relating to President Donald Trump.
CNN’s Dana Bash interviewed the previous Home speaker on “Inside Politics” on Wednesday, and proper as their interview was about to wrap, Pelosi knowledgeable Bash that she had yet another factor she wished to say — and it concerned former FBI director James Comey, who had simply entered a not responsible plea earlier that day.
Comey led an FBI investigation into Trump’s marketing campaign in 2016 and its potential collusion with Russia. Now, the president has been accusing Comey of legal conduct associated to the investigation.
Late final month, Trump’s Justice Division indicted Comey on one rely of creating false statements and one rely of obstruction of justice.
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“The former head of the FBI has been accused of lying to Congress. There’s one point I want to make,” Pelosi instructed Bash. “And that is nobody who has lied more to Congress than Donald Trump, and that’s why I tore up his speech because it was a manifesto of lies. And I said at the time.”
Pelosi then went on to sum up Trump’s conduct.
“It’s so cute almost that he’s accusing somebody of lying to Congress,” she mentioned.
“Obviously, he wasn’t under oath. It’s a different…” Bash began to say to Pelosi earlier than she was interrupted.
“It doesn’t matter. He’s the president of the United States speaking to the Congress of the United States,” Pelosi mentioned.
In 2020, Pelosi, then speaker of the Home, ripped up a replica of Trump’s State of the Union speech following his handle to Congress. Though the act was extensively criticized by Republicans, Pelosi mentioned it was “the courteous thing to do, considering the alternatives.”
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Very similar to Comey, Trump is just not a fan of Pelosi. But when he ever decides to get his authorized revenge on her, right here’s hoping it’s much less conspicuous than his efforts in the direction of Comey.
Comey’s indictment got here simply days after Trump complained to Lawyer Basic Pam Bondi on his web site Reality Social that zero retaliation towards Comey was “killing our reputation and credibility.” He then strongly urged her to prosecute him already. The Wall Avenue Journal later reported that Trump’s submit was supposed as a non-public message to Bondi.
