Posted on 10/29/2019 4:27:16 PM PDT by grayboots
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who is overseeing the ongoing illegitimate impeachment inquiry set in motion by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is reportedly telling witnesses testifying not to answer questions asked by Republican lawmakers.
Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., slammed the hidden process claiming Schiff was instructing witnesses testifying behind the closed doors of the SCIF not to answer questions asked by Republican members.
“He’s directing witnesses not to answer questions that he doesn’t want the witness to answer if they’re asked by Republicans,” Scalise charged. “He’s not cut off one Democrat. He’s not interrupted one Democrat and told a witness not to answer Democrat members’ questions but today he started telling witnesses not to answer questions by certain Republicans.”
One question that Schiff barred a witness from answering reportedly came from Ohio Republican Congressman Jim Jordan who attempted to asked the initial anonymous “whistleblower” who they spoke with following the infamous July phone call between Trump and Ukrainian president.
“Adam Schiff says, ‘no-no-no we’re not going to let him answer that question,’” Jordan said as reported by Fox News.
The latest charges against Schiff come as the ongoing impeachment process has been rot with allegations of bias where Schiff has been conducting a closed-door investigation interviewing witnesses whose testimony has been selectively leaked to the press to frame the president.
The secrecy of the House proceedings followed by an array of leaked testimony to promote a false narrative being peddled by the corporate media prompted about 30 House Republicans led by Rep. Matt Gaetz, D-Fla., to storm the SCIF to demand previously denied records relating to the investigation.
Schiff is blocking GOP lawmakers from asking critical questions in the proceedings two days before Pelosi has set a tentative full-chamber vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry.
The text of the resolution was released Tuesday afternoon and denies Republicans subpoena powers. In both the Nixon and Clinton proceedings, the minority party was given this right.
“...McConnell needs to attend...”
Truth is, Republican politicians are likely as much in the tank to see Trump gone as Democrats. Republicans just have to keep up some semblance of being on Trump’s side to keep their base fooled. Trump’s war on Globalism affects the very deep pockets of Tom Donahue’s Chamber of Commerce (aka professional politician’s candy store). It’s all about money.
They only think that is true because it is true.
Can we just get a grip here? This is not taking place in a Court of Law, it is a Congressional hearing and even the Supremes dare not interfere with either house they are allowed to run by their own rules. Politicians lie all the time, it is not a crime or Obozo would be in jail.
Hey now the gots principles, or so they say.
What Schiff is doing is not a legislative act, it is a political act and I doubt he really has impeachment as his first goal. He likely is beating this dead horse in attempt to so confuse voters it will influence the outcome of the next election.
bttt
I am not a legal person——
BUT-—Isn’t this WITNESS TAMPERING???
Sounds like Schiff is/was a Mormon missionary!!
What Schiff is doing is not a legislative act, it is a political act>
If so, Schiff and Nadlers committees have no jurisdiction concerning impeachment power delegated to the House of Representatives entire ( not just one party)by Article I of the Constitution. The proceedings are null and void ab initio.
At some point the House of representatives must pass a Letter of Impeachment which is indeed a legislative act, and at that point that Letter of Impeachment, generated by only one party of the House of Representatives,in the absence of due process to either Republicans or The President could easily be classified as a Bill of Attainder by the Senate. Bills of Attainder are prohibited by Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution.
The bad propaganda goes on and as long as the media and the Senate are not on the President's side it will continue. I personally think their scam will not work, but that may just be more hope than reality. Obviously they think it will work, I hope and pray it doesn't.
I wish one of the Republicans would walk over to Schiff and punch that smirk right off of his disgusting face!
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