Ms. Pelosi and her chief deputies have repeatedly made the case that it is too early to consider a grave remedy like impeachment. Mr. Nadler, Ms. Pelosi and other party elders believe Mr. Trump is threatening the country’s democratic institutions. In the meantime, they are planning to open a bevy of investigations into accusations of wrongdoing around the president, his campaign and his administration. Still, Ms. Pelosi defended Ms. Tlaib on Friday at a town hall hosted by MSNBC at the speaker’s alma mater in Washington, Trinity University. “I’m not in the censorship business,” Ms. Pelosi said.

Source: New York Times January 04, 2019 19:30 UTC