House approves rules for Trump impeachment inquiry

NY Post ^ | October 31, 2019 | Mark Moore

[conservative98]

The House voted along party lines on Thursday to approve a resolution that lays out the next steps in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump – moving the investigation that so far has largely unfolded behind closed doors out into the open.

The stage was set for a full House vote on the procedures after members of the House Rules Committee on Wednesday evening finalized the resolution that sets the groundwork for public hearings, handling of testimony and the calling of witnesses.

The investigation since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched the inquiry last month has been happening behind closed doors on Capitol Hill where members of a number of House panels have been interviewing witnesses.

Republicans have objected to the secret hearings, saying they are being deprived of fully participating in the inquiry and claiming Democrats are leaking testimony that bolsters their allegations against Trump.

Democrats says Trump abused his power when he urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to begin an investigation into Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate.

The July 25 phone call between the two leaders was revealed in a whistleblower’s complaint that surfaced in August.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) blasted the resolution as a “sham process.”

“Trying to put a ribbon on the sham process doesn’t make it any less of a sham,” Jordan said.

He blasted Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, for his handling of the impeachment process so far in closed-door hearings.

“What does this resolution do? Gives him even more power to run this secret proceeding in the bunker in the basement of the Capitol,” Jordan said.

[Wuli]

Of course it is. It is 100% “impeachment” via the media, via the Dim’s virtual state media slaves. And that impeachment-via-the-media is 100% about buying votes from the ignorant sheeple, not impeaching Trump, which they know is DOA in the Senate.

[Centaur]

Not a bad idea. During the Vietnam war, there was an antiwar group called “Lobby of Americans” (IIRC) that had an office with phone banks and voter registration lists. Volunteers called registered voters and asked them to come to DC and confront their representatives. I was surprised at the response.