Pelosi: Clinton impeachment ‘outside our constitutional framework’

Published November 3, 2016 5:35pm ET



House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi denounced Republican chatter about impeaching Hillary Clinton as “a brazen attempt” to defy the results of the presidential election.

“In addition to there being no grounds for impeachment to begin with, moving to impeach President Hillary Clinton for alleged activities from before the election would be a brazen attempt to nullify the vote of the American people, outside our constitutional framework and destructive to the Framers’ intent,” the California Democrat said in a Thursday statement.

Already a print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.