Speaker Pelosi Calls For Trump And His “Toadies” To Be Prosecuted

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Speaker Pelosi said that Trump and “his toadies” should beryllium prosecuted for their attempted obstruction of the 1/6 investigation.

Pelosi Says Trump’s Toadies Should Be Prosecuted.

Video of Speaker Pelosi:

Speaker Pelosi makes it wide that she thinks Trump's "toadies" should beryllium prosecuted for defying 1/6 subpoenas. pic.twitter.com/X8vg3FFhDa

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Transcript:

Jake Tapper. The House voted connected Friday to clasp erstwhile Trump state Steve Bannon successful transgression contempt of Congress for ignoring a subpoena.  Do you deliberation radical who garbage to comply with Congressional subpoenas should beryllium prosecuted by the Justice Department and, astatine the extremity of the day, spell to jail?

Speaker Pelosi.  Yes.

Jake Tapper.  You do?

Speaker Pelosi.  I do.  I do.  Well, archetypal of all, this – radical said, ‘Well, this hasn’t happened before.’ We haven’t had an insurrection incited by the President of the United States — and 1 of his toadies having cognition of, precocious cognition of that happening.  So, successful fact, it’s important for a fig of reasons. It’s important for america to find the information astir what happened connected January 6th, an battle connected our Constitution, our Congress, and our Capitol.

But it’s besides important to – successful presumption of the separation of powerfulness and the checks and balances of the Constitution, which is the genius of the Constitution, for this to hap successful this way.

Jake Tapper.  Absolutely.

Jake Tapper.  So, you’re willing, if the – if the Committee decides to subpoena Trump, you’re consenting to person that happen, too?

Speaker Pelosi. I’m not – they person everything connected the table.  I don’t get progressive successful the decisions of the Committee.

Jake Tapper.  Okay.

Speaker Pelosi.  But erstwhile you say, if helium should bash this and spell to jail, well, helium volition beryllium tried and spot what is…

Speaker Pelosi Is Putting Some Heat On The DOJ

It is intolerable to spot however the DOJ can’t prosecute Bannon. President Biden has expressed a idiosyncratic sentiment successful favour of upholding the law, and present the 2nd oregon third, depending connected wherever you fertile VP Harris, astir almighty elected Democrat successful the country, is voicing the content that Trump’s “toadies” should beryllium prosecuted.

Democrats are sending a wide connection to the DOJ. Do your occupation and uphold the instrumentality due to the fact that our ideology depends connected it.

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