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On Dec 18, impeachment night, Pelosi said she would withhold articles until she knew Senate trial would be 'fair.' Now, more than three weeks later, with no such assurances, she is apparently giving in. 1/5 ow.ly/EwRR50xSEi6
Still, Pelosi, Dems claiming victory in holdout: Prevented McConnell from summary dismissal, which wasn't going to happen. And brought new revelations, which were coming anyway. 2/5 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
'She finally ran out of options and realized there was no political gain anymore' says GOP Rep Collins. Delay 'allowed them to talk more about it and try to influence public opinion away from the show in the House and inevitable result in the Senate.' 3/5 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
Contrary to her statements, real Pelosi goals may have been to buy time for more PR work and to mess with the president. But of course on Dec 18 she couldn't say, 'We're going to mess with Trump for a while. See you next year.' 4/5 washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
Link: Pelosi caves. 5/5 End. washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
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