Thread by @davelevinthal

HERE WE GO: @evanasmith’s 1-on-1 interview with @SpeakerPelosi at #TribFest19 In Austin. With — no joke — @WillieNelson in the front row.

“You’ve come into my wheelhouse now.” — @SpeakerPelosi, to @realDonaldTrump, at #TribFest19

“There is no joy in this. It’s sad.” — @SpeakerPelosi #TribFest19

“Let us be prayerful. Let us be solemn,” @SpeakerPelosi says. But vows to defend against all enemies “foreign and domestic.” #TribFest19

“This is a national security challenge ... This is very serious for our country.” — @SpeakerPelosi #TribFest19

“This is about the oath of office ... this is about patriotism for our country.” — @SpeakerPelosi #TribFest19

Pelosi on Trump’s actions: “So far beyond what our founders had in mind.”

“There’s a coverup of the coverup.” — @SpeakerPelosi at #TribFest19

Trump appears to be “undermining the integrity of our elections,” she adds.

“We will take the course of integrity, of deliberation, of fairness.” — @SpeakerPelosi at #TribFest19

“It will take as long as the intelligence committee follows the facts ... this is hard. You have to be somber, you have to be prayerful ...” — @SpeakerPelosi #TribFest19

Heckler heckles Pelosi. “As speaker of the House, I’m used to this,” @SpeakerPelosi jokes. #TribFest19

.@evanasmith asks @SpeakerPelosi about whether Trump administration will continue to ignore subpoenas. Pelosi notes that articles of impeachment drawn up against Nixon included ignoring congressional subpoenas. #TribFest19

Freedom of the press “is the guardian of our democracy.” — @SpeakerPelosi #TribFest19

“Yes, indeed. This is it ... Texas is our hope for the future. When Texas goes blue ... that will be very wholesome for our nation.” — @SpeakerPelosi #TribFest19

.@evanasmith: “Is your party united sufficiently?”

@SpeakerPelosi, not missing a beat: “Yes we are.”

#TribFest19

“What we need to do is not have Donald Trump be president of the United States.” — @SpeakerPelosi at #TribFest19 on Election 2020 priorities

.@dailyorange alum @StacyFernandezB of the @TexasTribune putting Qs to @SpeakerPelosi at #TribFest19