Donald Trump ignoring subpoenas can be impeachable offence: Nancy Pelosi

WASHINGTON: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the Trump administration’s defiance of subpoenas could be an impeachable offence, and she accused the president of “goading” House Democrats into trying to remove him from office. One of the articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon was based on ignoring subpoenas from Congress, the speaker said on Tuesday during an event at Cornell University.

“That could be part of an impeachable offence” against President Donald Trump, Pelosi said. “Every day he’s obstructing justice by saying this one should testify, that one shouldn’t testify.”

The Trump administration has been rebuffing House Democrats’ demands for testimony and documents, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other congressional Republicans are proclaiming “case closed” on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.


AG William Barr missed a deadline on Monday to comply with the House Judiciary Committee’s subpoena for the unredacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report.