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WATCH: Pelosi’s Words About Impeachment In 1998 Come Back To Haunt Her

Ryan Saavedra
WATCH: Pelosi’s Words About Impeachment In 1998 Come Back To Haunt Her
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, speaks to members of the media after a Democratic caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. Pelosi on Tuesday threw the weight of her office behind an impeachment shes been reluctant to embrace, until allegations surfaced last week that Trump improperly pressured the government of Ukraine. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s words from 1998 about the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton are being used against her now as many critics are calling her a hypocrite in light of her decision this week to push for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

“Today, the Republican majority is not judging the president with fairness, but impeaching him with a vengeance,” Pelosi said on December 18, 1998. “In the investigation of the president, fundamental principles which Americans hold dear — privacy, fairness, checks and balances — have been seriously violated. And why Because we are here today because the Republicans in the House are paralyzed with hatred of President Clinton. And until the Republicans free themselves of this hatred, our country will suffer.”

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