Blunder or brilliance? Pelosi’s impeachment delay gets mixed reviews

Published January 11, 2020 5:00am ET



Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to hold onto the two articles of impeachment against President Trump, delaying a Senate trial by a month, won only subdued praise from Democrats, some of whom were eager for her to drop the tactic.

Other Democrats questioned the move, while Republicans proclaimed that her plan backfired by undercutting the urgency Democrats proclaimed when they impeached Trump on Dec. 19.

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