Political Quotes

“Mr. President, last night, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives would begin a formal impeachment inquiry of President Trump. I have spoken to her many times over the past few days. I know she did not make this decision lightly and took no pleasure in making it. It is her carefully considered judgment that it is now in the best interest of our country and our Constitution to proceed with an impeachment inquiry. I strongly support Speaker Pelosi's decision. If we don't reckon with President Trump's persistent transgressions, the very foundation of this great Republic will be at risk. The President kept pushing and pushing and pushing the constitutional envelope. Finally, the President's conduct made an impeachment inquiry unavoidable. The events of recent days have brought sharply into focus the question of whether President Trump abused the powers of his office and betrayed the public trust for personal political gain. In open defiance of the law, his administration has thus far sought to block the transmission of an official whistleblower complaint to Congress. The nature of that whistleblower complaint has been deemed both credible and urgent by one of President Trump's own senior-level appointees--the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.…”