Flashback: In 1998 Pelosi Warned of Impeaching a President Over Politics [Watch]

In 1998 Nancy Pelosi warned Americans about the dangers of impeaching a president solely based on politics.

“An investigation of the President, fundamental principles which Americans hold dear — privacy, fairness, checks and balances — have been seriously violated,” Pelosi claimed.

“And why? We are here — we are here today because the Republicans in the House are paralyzed with hatred of President Clinton,” she added.

“And until the Republicans free themselves of this hatred, our country will suffer,” Pelosi concluded.

Watch as Nancy Pelosi warns against impeaching a president strictly based on politics in this flashback video from 1998.

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If only Nancy Pelosi heeded her own warning, America would be a better place today.

Partial transcript:

PELOSI: “Today the Republican majority is not charging the President with fairness, but impeaching him with vengeance.

An investigation of the President, fundamental principles which Americans hold dear — privacy, fairness, checks and balances — have been seriously violated.

And why? We are here — 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.

I rise to oppose these unfair motions which call for the removal of the President of United States from office, and in doing so wish to point out some differences between the investigation of the President and the investigation of Newt Gingrich.

The first principle in our investigation of Newt Gingrich was that at the moment we found exculpatory information, it would be reported immediately to the accused and be made public.

The independent counsel knew that the President was exonerated with Travelgate, Whitewater and Filegate, and he held that information until the hearing, indeed until after the election.

This was not fair. Indeed, it is the responsibility of any prosecutor to immediately release information that is exculpatory.”