Republican lawmakers have been allowed to witness the interviews in the impeachment inquiry. The GOP House members who tried to storm today’s closed-door interview do not sit on the committees leading the impeachment inquiry and thus are not allowed to participate.
It’s worth noting that the dozens of Republican lawmakers who do sit on the three investigating panels have been able to watch the interviews so far.
What Gaetz and his allies are demanding is that lawmakers who are not members of those committees be allowed to participate, which the House parliamentarian has already ruled is not in line with congressional procedure.
According to @GerryConnolly the GOP members who protested the COOPER deposition have essentially SHUT DOWN the impeachment inquiry for a time.
Cooper has not been able to start testifying bc members stormed the room.
They’re currently consulting Sargent at Arms.
momadance wrote:@AndrewDesiderio
NEWS: Source tells me that after House Republicans tried flooding the SCIF with non-committee members, “many brought their cell phones too into the classified area.”
“Stand off in progress,” source adds.
thephan wrote:pacino's posting is one of the more important things revealed in weeks.
Calvinball wrote:Pacino was right.
Warszawa wrote:According to @GerryConnolly the GOP members who protested the COOPER deposition have essentially SHUT DOWN the impeachment inquiry for a time.
Cooper has not been able to start testifying bc members stormed the room.
They’re currently consulting Sargent at Arms.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2019/oct/23/trump-news-today-live-impeachment-inquiry-biden-2020-democrats-latest-updates
CFP wrote:Seems like a new low, even for him!
momadance wrote:Pompeo's turn for the bus.
@realDonaldTrump
Never Trumper Republican John Bellinger, represents Never Trumper Diplomat Bill Taylor (who I don’t know), in testimony before Congress! Do Nothing Democrats allow Republicans Zero Representation, Zero due process, and Zero Transparency....
....Does anybody think this is fair? Even though there was no quid pro quo, I’m sure they would like to try. Worse than the Dems!
It would be really great if the people within the Trump Administration, all well-meaning and good (I hope!), could stop hiring Never Trumpers, who are worse than the Do Nothing Democrats. Nothing good will ever come from them!
jerseyhoya wrote:It is a shame for Donald Trump that the guy in charge of the Trump administration is so incompetent and so bad at hiring people that these problems keep happening!