Pelosi: ‘This is a cover-up’

“The facts will determine the timeline” of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By Thomas McKinless

Posted September 26, 2019 at 1:00pm

Speaker Nancy Pelosi read aloud sections of the whistleblower report at a news briefing Thursday morning, saying the White House engaged in a “cover-up” following President Donald Trump’s call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

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