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Jun 9

Pelosi ‘very worried’ about Trump’s fitness for office – The Hill

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is questioning President Trumps fitness to hold his office.

The House minority leader saidFridaythat Trump may simply lack the curiosity, discipline and stamina to be a competent commander in chief. TrumpsFridayTwitter attack on former FBI Director James Comey, Pelosi said, is just the latest evidence.

The presidents fitness for office is something that has been called into question, Pelosi said during a press briefing in the Capitol. It takes a certain curiosity to learn the facts, to base your comments on evidence and data and truth. It takes a certain discipline to be able to prioritize what is important as we try to bring the country together. And it takes some kind of stamina to keep your thoughts together.

And Im very worried about his fitness.

His statements need some discipline, and I dont know if anyone in the White House has the courage to discipline the president, she said. Its too bad because he needs work. And he needs sleep.

Comeys testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee captivated Washingtonon Thursday by providing his take on one-on-one conversations with the president.

The former FBI director said he took the president at his word that he had been fired for his handling of the investigation into Russias meddling in the election, including possible links to Trumps campaign. He also said he believed Trump had directed him to end an investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Comey stopped short of accusing Trump of obstructing justice, saying that determination is the purview of the current investigative team, being led by special counsel Robert Mueller, Comeys predecessor atop the FBI.

Thats a conclusion Im sure the special counsel will work towards, he said.

Trump remained silent throughoutThursdayshearing, but returned to TwitterFridaymorning with accusations that Comey had lied under oath.

Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindicationand WOW, Comey is a leaker! Trump tweeted.

Comey also acknowledged in his testimony that he leaked through an intermediary his memo on a meeting with Trump that included the discussion about Flynn. That became an explosive story in The New York Times a week after his firing.

Pelosi rejected any suggestion that Comeys testimony vindicated the president. But Trumps approach to Comey, she quickly added, is consistent with his strategy as a longtime businessman.

He operates this way: First he tries to charm you. If that doesnt work, he tries to bully you. If that doesnt work, he walks away from the deal. And if that doesnt work, he sues you, she said.

According to CNN, Trumps outside attorney is poised to file a complaint with the Justice Department against Comey over the leak.

Hes true to form, true to his nature, Pelosi said.

Pelosi said Trump had acted deliberately to clear the room after a meeting before talking with Comey.

He knew that what he was doing was incriminating, and he didnt want any witnesses, she said.

But like Comey, Pelosi stopped short of charging Trump with obstructing justice. Trump has abused power, she said, but the deeper legal implications are still unclear.

Theres no question he abused power, she said. Whether he obstructed justice remains for the facts to come forward, and thats what we want are the facts.

Pelosi amplified Democrats long-held request that GOP leaders create an outside, independent panel akin to the 9/11 commission to step in with its own investigation of Russias election meddling.

We are limited, she said, by what the Republicans are willing to do.

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