DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Speaker Nancy Pelosi engaged in a public and bitter feud on Wednesday [5-22-19], with the president detonating bipartisan negotiations over the speaker’s accusations of a ‘cover-up’ and Pelosi bluntly responding: ‘I pray for the president of the United States.’ The breakdown resulted in Trump declaring that he will not work with congressional Democrats as long as they pursue oversight investigations into him and his administration…The explosive encounter at the White House shattered the good bipartisan vibes emanating from positive budget talks on Tuesday, and startled attendees. The Democratic lawmakers said Trump made them wait, complained about their probes, canceled the meeting and left in a span of just a few minutes. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said it was ‘high drama in the Cabinet Room’…Congress’ various probes have emerged as the chief source of the president’s irritation since the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s redacted report last month. And the White House’s blanket refusal to comply with the inquiries has provoked more and more Democrats in recent days to call for the president’s impeachment.”
–Quint Forgey, Burgess Everett, John Bresnahan and Nancy Cook, “Trump blows up White House meeting over nasty feud with Pelosi,” Politico, May 22, 2019 2:48 pm