House Democrats on Thursday are rallying behind Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiRepublican group targets Graham in ad calling for fair Senate trial Trump attacks Schumer at fiery rally in Michigan Schumer, Pelosi to meet as Democrats debate tactics MORE (D-Calif.) after she said she'll delay the delivery of impeachment articles to the Senate in an effort to ensure a fair trial.
"If, in fact, they intend to not be an impartial reviewer of the facts, then it becomes a joke.
"So far we haven’t seen anything that looks fair to us,” she added.That strategy was not new: House Majority Leader(D-Md.)
But Pelosi also left open the possibility that the delay could be extensive, even permanent, as some liberals in her caucus are promoting the idea of preventing the Senate trial from ever happening at all.Yet most Democrats on Thursday dismissed the idea that the House would delay the deliver forever.
"I would doubt that," said Nadler, quickly deferring the decision to Pelosi.
agreed, suggesting there are political risks if Democrats wait too long.
"I don't think it's something we would want to drag out forever," he said, "but obviously it makes sense. »
