Republican lawmakers disrupt Democratic-led Trump impeachment inquiry
(Reuters)
If you substituted Duma for Congress this would be par for the course. Oh wait.
This is an example of what I have been talking about: Trump dog whistles violence to his criminal supporters, including his criminal supporters in Congress, and they follow his orders. It has happened repeatedly. And this is also an example of what I have been saying in the thought bubble on the header. Putin would not let the Duma remove him, are you kidding? So Putin is not going to let Congress remove his puppet.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers, encouraged by President Donald Trump to get tougher in fighting Democrats’ attempts to impeach him, on Wednesday disrupted the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry and prevented a Pentagon official from testifying.
The Republicans stormed into a hearing room where Laura Cooper, the U.S. defense official who oversees Ukraine and Russia matters, was due to testify behind closed doors and began yelling, lawmakers and aides said.
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In a dramatic confrontation during an escalating probe that threatens Trump’s presidency even as he seeks re-election next year, Capitol police were called in to clear the room and bring order, a Republican congressional aide said.
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The witness who saw the events said the Republican lawmakers pushed past Capitol Police personnel and started yelling, voicing their objections to decisions made by the Democratic leaders of the House to hold depositions in closed sessions and not release transcripts of the testimony.
Republican Representative Matt Gaetz, an outspoken Trump supporter who led Wednesday’s action, had tried to enter the committee room last week but was turned away because he was not a member of any of the three committees leading the investigation.
Democratic Representative Stephen Lynch, who is allowed to attend depositions as a member of House Oversight Committee, said Cooper did not testify. A House aide said the day’s impeachment-related proceedings were suspended for the time being.
[And see? They did prevent Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper from testifying and the impeachment proceeding was suspended for the day. Both for the day. Cooper will testify if she is not assassinated and impeachment will proceed.]
Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell told reporters that the Republicans had compromised a secure area of the Capitol, obstructing the impeachment inquiry and sought to intimidate a witness, but would not delay the impeachment probe overall.
“We see this a an effort not only to intimidate this witness but also to intimidate future witnesses from coming forward. It’s not going to work,” Swalwell added. “We’re not going to be deterred,” Swalwell added.
[Could have saved my breath if I had read on two paragraphs.]
