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5. Has she been elected Speaker or is this because she was formerly speaker?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Dec 28, 2018, 05:26 PM

Dec 2018

Or has she been voted/named to lead the transition?

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Whoa. This is a Very Big Deal. Pelosi Names Douglas N. Letter New General Counsel Of The House [View all] kpete Dec 2018 OP

Good. They have our Democracy in their hands. spanone Dec 2018 #1

They do, indeed, spanone! MaryMagdaline Dec 2018 #3

Brilliant! Thank You, Nancy and Dems! Cha Dec 2018 #2

Deliver the Letter, the sooner the better Achilleaze Dec 2018 #4

Like this graphic! calimary Dec 2018 #13

Has she been elected Speaker or is this because she was formerly speaker? underpants Dec 2018 #5

She was elected leader of the House Dems earlier this month. She's in charge of the Party taking TeamPooka Dec 2018 #22

Ok. Thanks. Nt underpants Dec 2018 #30

Technically she is "Speaker Designate Pelosi". grantcart Dec 2018 #35

Good. nt SunSeeker Dec 2018 #6

The Letter of the law will be applied malaise Dec 2018 #7

Beat me to it! DemoTex Dec 2018 #9

Yes indeed - that wrote itself malaise Dec 2018 #10

This is indeed a very big deal Gothmog Dec 2018 #8

Whoo-Hoo! FirstLight Dec 2018 #11

I'm going to start a fire just on the friction lunatica Dec 2018 #12

Wow! MyOwnPeace Dec 2018 #14

Good, it means she ain't playin. Volaris Dec 2018 #15

Bringin' out the BIG GUNS. Building the team. trof Dec 2018 #16

Constitutional expertise. Be still my heart. Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #17

Good news. gademocrat7 Dec 2018 #18

The Letter jayschool2013 Dec 2018 #19

I prefer the Joe Cocker version.... SidDithers Dec 2018 #40

I know Trumpbillies that hate her most of all... czarjak Dec 2018 #20

Rudy Giuliani vs. Doug Letter louis c Dec 2018 #21

Ah ha!! So *that's* where the best people are!!! RichardRay Dec 2018 #23

Pelosi isn't going to ask this guy to do anything illegal, unethical, etc YessirAtsaFact Dec 2018 #25

excellent gristy Dec 2018 #24

The Best News! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2018 #26

thank you both, Pelosi and Letter! Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #27

I heard on CNN that she was also looking to hire a chief investigator too. BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #28

Yee haw... llmart Dec 2018 #29

How NICE to start reading POSITIVE news!!!!!! ailsagirl Dec 2018 #31

How can Pelosi do anything official? She's not yet been elected speaker, right? nt LAS14 Dec 2018 #32

The Democrats already elected her earlier in December. Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2018 #34

That was for Democratic leader. Not speaker of the house. That requires the whole house. Try to . LAS14 Dec 2018 #38

Let's see now . . . Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2018 #42

Yes, but it's not official yet. So I'm wondering how she gets to officially make hires. You're... LAS14 Dec 2018 #43

Ask yourself this Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2018 #44

From Neal Katyal Gothmog Dec 2018 #33

How will House Counsel Letter (who has made over 200 oral arguments grantcart Dec 2018 #36

This is like getting Willie Mays in his prime grantcart Dec 2018 #37

Good one! BlueJac Dec 2018 #39

House Democrats are staffing up Gothmog Dec 2018 #41