Thread by @Monaheart1229

As the 7 moderate Dem reps announce in a WaPo op-ed tonight that they're in favor of imp, there's reporting that Pelosi is sounding out the rest of the caucus. Hence, she'll hold a full caucus meeting tomorrow afternoon. #MondayMotivation
washingtonpost.com/politics/pelos…

2-"Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been quietly sounding out top allies and lawmakers about whether the time has come to impeach President Trump, a major development as several moderate House Democrats resistant to impeachment suddenly endorsed the extraordinary step of trying to oust

3-"the president. Pelosi, according to multiple senior House Democrats and congressional aides, has been gauging the mood of her caucus about whether they believe allegations that Trump pressured a Ukrainian leader to investigate a political foe is a tipping point.

4-"She was making calls as late as Monday night, and many leadership aides who once thought Trump’s impeachment was unlikely now say they think it’s almost inevitable. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak frankly. Pelosi’s

5-"conversations-&reconsideration of her long-held position that impeachment is too divisive-comes amid a growing clamor for impeachment that extends beyond the party’s liberal base and many Democratic presidential candidates to moderate lawmakers in competitive House seats..."

6-"Pelosi’s office declined to comment Monday night about her conversations. But an official familiar with her thinking said members have been calling her while she has been consulting with investigative committee chairs and fellow leaders on next steps.

7-"Those conversations have focused on how to force disclosure to Congress about a whistleblower’s complaint that alleges Trump’s conversations with Ukraine constituted an “urgent concern” to the nation’s security.

8-"Democrats say there’s been a significant shift in the tenor of the discussion following reports that Trump pressured Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former vice president Joe Biden, the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, and his family.

9-"The drama is all building toward Thursday, a make-or-break moment in the eyes of House Democratic leaders. Pelosi gave the acting director of national intelligence Joseph Maguire until then to turn over the whistleblower complaint. Under the law, any matter deemed of

10-"“urgent concern” is supposed to be shared with Congress. But the Trump administration has refused to hand over the material — despite an inspector general’s determination that it has met that threshold.

11-"Pelosi had made it clear on Sunday that she would no longer stand for months of administration stonewalling. In a letter to Republicans and Democrats, she wrote, “If the administration persists in blocking this whistleblower from disclosing to Congress a serious possible

12-"breach of constitutional duties by the president, they will be entering a grave new chapter of lawlessness which will take us into a whole new stage of investigation.”

13-"**The letter did not specify what “new stage of investigation” meant. But people familiar with Pelosi’s conversations say there’s been a shift in her thinking on impeachment.

14-"Senior Democratic officials cautioned that no steps have been finalized, and there were still questions about timing and how to conduct the proceedings. Some Democrats, for example, want House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) to have a role in

15-" whatever impeachment process moves ahead. Democratic leaders are also discussing the possibility of a special select committee that would combine House Judiciary with other panels such as Intelligence."