A group of House Republicans on Wednesday crashed a closed-door session regarding the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, forcing House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff to suspend the session and essentially flee.
Republicans have complained about the lack of transparency into the inquiry being conducted by Democrats, complaining that they are being shut out of the process.
Before storming the session, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said in a press conference: “We’re going to try and go in there, and we’re going to try to figure out what’s going on, on behalf of the millions of Americans that we represent that want to see this Congress working for them and not obsess with attacking a president who we believe has not done anything to deserve impeachment.”
Republicans said Schiff (D-CA), who is leading the inquiry, is to blame.
“What is Adam Schiff trying to hide?” asked House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA). “I think that’s the question so many people have, so many of my colleagues have, so many people in the press should have.”
“Voting members of Congress are being denied access from being able to see what’s happening behind these closed doors where they’re trying to impeach the president of the United States with a one-sided set of rules,” Scalise added. “They call the witnesses. They don’t let anybody else call the witnesses.”
“We’re gonna’ go and see if we can get inside,” Gaetz said at the end of a press conference.
Then, about 30 House Republicans headed to the hearing room where Laura Cooper, a Department of Defense official who oversees policy on Ukraine, was scheduled to testify.
Republicans have complained about the lack of transparency into the inquiry being conducted by Democrats, complaining that they are being shut out of the process.
Before storming the session, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said in a press conference: “We’re going to try and go in there, and we’re going to try to figure out what’s going on, on behalf of the millions of Americans that we represent that want to see this Congress working for them and not obsess with attacking a president who we believe has not done anything to deserve impeachment.”
Republicans said Schiff (D-CA), who is leading the inquiry, is to blame.
“What is Adam Schiff trying to hide?” asked House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA). “I think that’s the question so many people have, so many of my colleagues have, so many people in the press should have.”
“Voting members of Congress are being denied access from being able to see what’s happening behind these closed doors where they’re trying to impeach the president of the United States with a one-sided set of rules,” Scalise added. “They call the witnesses. They don’t let anybody else call the witnesses.”
“We’re gonna’ go and see if we can get inside,” Gaetz said at the end of a press conference.
Then, about 30 House Republicans headed to the hearing room where Laura Cooper, a Department of Defense official who oversees policy on Ukraine, was scheduled to testify.
