PolitiFact | Nancy Pelosi

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Rep. Nancy Pelosi has served as speaker of the U.S. House since January 2019. Formerly the speaker of the House from 2007-11, Pelosi served as the House minority leader from 2003 to 2007 and from 2011 to 2019.

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Nancy Pelosi
stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet:

Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting."

By Eric Litke • December 18, 2019
Nancy Pelosi
stated on November 17, 2019 in an interview on "Face the Nation":

President Trump "hasn’t built any new (border) wall" during his time in office.

By Chris Nichols • November 22, 2019
Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 31, 2019 in an interview with Stephen Colbert:

Says under the Democratic impeachment inquiry, Republicans get "more rights than we ever received in any of the other impeachment proceedings."

By Jon Greenberg • November 4, 2019
Nancy Pelosi
stated on November 16, 2018 in in a press conference :

"There’s bipartisan consensus that (Matthew Whitaker’s) appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the Constitution."

By John Kruzel • November 29, 2018
Nancy Pelosi
stated on July 26, 2018 in a tweet:

"Between the first and second quarters of 2018 — after the tax cuts were enacted — real wages fell by 1.8 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2018

Bloggers
stated on February 25, 2020 in a blog post:

“Congress files charges against Nancy Pelosi.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on February 7, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Nancy Pelosi was arrested after ripping a copy of the State of the Union speech.

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 19, 2020
Viral image
stated on January 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Nancy Pelosi said, “If the Senate conducts a sham trial, our caucus will just impeach the president again. We have no shortage of impeachment offenses. This president is a criminal.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 7, 2020
Brandon Morse
stated on February 5, 2020 in a tweet:

Says a video proves Pelosi “was planning” to rip up President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address “from the start.”

By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on January 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Say Nancy Pelosi’s net worth is $196,299,990.

By Louis Jacobson • February 3, 2020

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