Pelosi Says She Won’t Pressure Moderate Democrats to Back Impeachment

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., makes a statement at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. Pelosi announced that the House is moving forward to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that party leaders won’t apply pressure to members of the Democratic caucus to support articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump after some Democrats have suggested they won’t vote in favor of the articles.

Pelosi said Thursday that the choice is theirs to make.