'It's hopeless. It makes no sense at all,' the former Republican Speaker of the House said in an interview with Fox News.
The ex House Speaker pushed successfully for the then Republican controlled house to impeach Clinton back in 1998. While Republicans controlled the Senate as well at the time, a two thirds majority of Senators is required to remove a president from office after they are convicted by the House.
Currently, the House of Representatives is controlled by Democrats, although Democratic lawmakers are still divided over the issue of impeachment. Of the 235 Democrats in Congress, 137 havepursuing the president's impeachment. The Senate, however, is controlled by Republicans 53 to 45, with two independents who caucus with Democrats.
On Monday, Pelosi appeared to downplay this week's upcoming vote by the House Judiciary Committee. The speaker said that the investigation into Trump had already been going on for"a very long time."
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