During this time, Tribune CEO Evan Smith asked Pelosi if she feels anxious about Democrats losing their majority in the House if the impeachment inquiry backfires.
.@SpeakerPelosi: "I think right now, there’s a cover-up of the cover-up.” #TribFest19 https://t.co/365pEc5z9p pic.twitter.com/Jsi35ObwIc
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) September 29, 2019
At this point, Pelosi stated that the potential loss “doesn’t matter.”
The House Speaker furthermore maintained that Democrats’ “first responsibility” is to “protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
In Pelosi’s own words:
“People say you have to take a political risk doing that. That doesn’t matter. We cannot have a president of the United States undermining his oath of office. [We cannot have a president undermining] his loyalty to his oath of office, undermining our national security, and undermining the integrity of our elections.”
Reactions to the Impeachment Inquiry
The impeachment inquiry into President Trump has generated a series of responses. Criticism remains abundant from the right-wing; the left-wing, on the other hand, views this impeachment inquiry quite favorably. However, certain Americans on both sides of the aisle have noted the Senate’s role in all this.
