Nancy Pelosi says Trump 'wants us' to start impeachment proceedings

Nancy Pelosi.
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President Trump is apparently begging to be tried for high crimes and misdemeanors.

As more and more Democrats keep joining the call for Trump's impeachment, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has ignored prodding from other House leaders and her own staff to remain a holdout on the process. Pelosi reiterated her stance in a Thursday press conference, saying "the House Democratic Caucus is not on a path to impeachment — and that's where [Trump] wants us to be."

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.