Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiDemocratic senator to party: 'A little message discipline wouldn't kill us' Overnight Health Care: New wave of COVID-19 cases builds in US | Florida to lift all coronavirus restrictions on restaurants, bars | Trump stirs questions with 0 drug coupon plan Overnight Defense: Appeals court revives House lawsuit against military funding for border wall | Dems push for limits on transferring military gear to police | Lawmakers ask for IG probe into Pentagon's use of COVID-19 funds MORE (D-Calif.) said President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE is making “lawlessness a virtue” on Tuesday ahead of an expected statement on where she stands on an impeachment inquiry.

“The president is making lawlessness a virtue in this country,” Pelosi said at the Atlantic Festival.

Pelosi, who has hesitated to come out in favor of impeachment, is expected to state her position Tuesday at 5 p.m., as more House Democrats continue to come out in favor of an impeachment inquiry.

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She’ll meet with Democratic chairmen of six committees investigating Trump and his administration and with the full Democratic Caucus ahead of her announcement.

Many Democrats hesitant to call for impeachment came out in favor of an inquiry Tuesday as the Trump administration refused to hand over a whistleblower complaint about the president’s call with a foreign leader to the House Intelligence Committee.

Trump is alleged to have asked Ukraine for information on former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenFormer Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick Bloomberg rolls out M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida MORE, a 2020 front-runner.

Trump, who denies the call was inappropriate, said Tuesday he'll release the transcript of the call but has not said the whistleblower complaint will be released to Congress.