Pelosi told the New York Times that had Biden left sooner, the party could have had an open primary. Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump‘s 2020 election case after his presidential win 11:36 The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines on Friday while prosecutors assess the “the appropriate course going forward” in light of the Republican’s presidential victory,

The powerful former speaker of the House suggested the Democrats could have fared better if the president stood down as candidate sooner.

"The country is headed in a very dangerous direction and it’s due in part to his arrogance," veteran Democratic aide Jim Manley told Politico.