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WATCH: Wild Moment When House Republicans Call Out Nadler for Not Following House Rules
Townhall.com ^ | June 24, 2020 | Bronson Stocking

Posted on 06/25/2020 5:22:23 AM PDT by Kaslin

The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on Wednesday involving allegations that the Trump administration had politicized the Department of Justice. The testimony comes on the same day that a D.C. Court of Appeals officially ordered the case against former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn to be thrown out because, it turns out, the Obama Justice Department had ensnared Flynn in a perjury trap. We now know that former President Obama and former Vice President Biden, along with a cadre of Obama-era White House officials, conspired to target Flynn and use the Justice Department to damage the incoming Trump administration. But sure, let's accuse the Trump administration of being the ones who politicized the Justice Department.

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) rules over his committee like a soviet official conducting a show trial. Nadler lets Democratic witnesses go way over their time limits but then comes down with an iron fist whenever a non-Democratic witness nears the five-minute mark. Since Nadler throws the rules out the window to let his witnesses drone on and on, Rep. Louie Gohmert decided to demonstrate the importance of rules and order by disrupting a Democratic witness who wouldn't stop talking.

Former Deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer was testifying that Attorney General William Barr posed "the greatest threat ... to our rule of law and public trust in it." Ayer himself then ignored House Rules by proceeding to testify for several minutes beyond his allotted time. It was then that Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) drowned out Ayer's testimony by tapping on his desk. 

"Mr. Chairman, I would ask that the sergeant-at-arms be called upon to stop the disruption of this meeting," Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) said as Rep. Gohmert continued tapping. "I can’t hear this witness. This is a very important witness."

"Yeah, well he's way beyond his time," Gohmert fired back. "And if there are no rules about when people can talk, there are no rules about when you can make noise."

Nadler conceded Gohmert's point, but then allowed the Democratic witness to keep talking. 

"Mr. Chairman this is outrageous. Do you have no respect for the rules whatsoever? asked Gohmert. 

"He's two minutes beyond concluding, and you don’t let us have that kind of time. You gavel us down immediately," continued Gohmert. "You’re being grossly unfair. ... Either we have rules or we don't." 

Nadler allowed the witness to resume his monologue, and Gohmert continued tapping on his desk. 

"... according to House Rules, a chairman cannot capriciously determine the five-minute rule at the whim of what he wants," said Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) during a point of order.  

Of course, Nadler refused to recognize the point of order, at which point Collins said the chairman has "not stated a recognizable way of running the committee in 18 months." 

Katie reported earlier that Attorney General Bill Barr has accepted an invitation from Jerry Nadler to testify before the House Judiciary Committee during a general oversight committee meeting scheduled for July 28.



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: chriscollins; hjc; houserepublicans; jerroldnadler; jerrynadler; lawandorder; louiegohmert; nadler; newyork; williambarr
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1 posted on 06/25/2020 5:22:23 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Good. A Republican who fights back.


2 posted on 06/25/2020 5:24:31 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: Kaslin

The Republicans shouldn’t even be involved. They should simply walk out and not return.


3 posted on 06/25/2020 5:26:48 AM PDT by HarleyD
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To: Kaslin

That’ll get him. This is one step beyond a strongly worded letter!


4 posted on 06/25/2020 5:28:01 AM PDT by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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To: Kaslin

Louie Gohmert, Doug Collins, Jim Jordan ... after that, the list starts to get thin for people we can count on, and we are losing Doug to the Senate.


5 posted on 06/25/2020 5:29:30 AM PDT by cdcdawg (Don't care, still voting for Trump.)
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To: Kaslin
Attorney General Bill Barr has accepted an invitation from Jerry Nadler to testify before the House Judiciary Committee during a general oversight committee meeting scheduled for July 28.

That must mean the SHTF before then..............

6 posted on 06/25/2020 5:29:43 AM PDT by Red Badger (To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'..........................)
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To: HarleyD

Frankly, administration/DOJ officals should not show either.

Just like what happened in their phony “will we do impeachment? Oh, were not saying. But Nancy told us to do this anyway.” hearings.


7 posted on 06/25/2020 5:30:38 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (The prisons do not fill themselves. Get moving, Barr!)
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To: marktwain
-- Good. A Republican who fights back. --

Louie Gohmert is one of the few really good ones. The vast majority of Congress is ... well, bad.

GOHMERT: Mueller Unmasked - April 26, 2018

8 posted on 06/25/2020 5:31:49 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: marktwain

Doesn’t sound like it helped much.


9 posted on 06/25/2020 5:35:03 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: Kaslin

Rats are beyond the rules, morals, and laws.


10 posted on 06/25/2020 5:36:33 AM PDT by deadrock (<img src="DonaldTrumpisthegreatest.jpeg" width="420">)
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To: marktwain

The Democrats abuse power because they have no fear of Republicans. If Republicans were firm and full of determination the Dems wouldn’t be so aggressive IMO.


11 posted on 06/25/2020 5:39:02 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Kaslin

No one is above the rules.


12 posted on 06/25/2020 5:39:19 AM PDT by Doche2X2
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To: Starboard

Dems do not fear Republicans, because the Dems know the Progressive Media will support and protect the Dems, and attack and demonize the Republicans.


13 posted on 06/25/2020 5:40:18 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: Kaslin

This was a “wild moment”?

So sick of clickbait headlines.


14 posted on 06/25/2020 5:44:04 AM PDT by workerbee (==)
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To: Kaslin

LMAO.....would be utterly hilarious if Gohmert clubbed NadlerIdiot over the head, just saying.


15 posted on 06/25/2020 5:45:29 AM PDT by cranked
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To: marktwain

The Republicans have to stop fearing the media and appeasing the Dems. But since they haven’t done that for decades its unlikely they’ll suddenly grow a spine.

Trump takes a bashing everyday but he is fearless and has convictions and objectives. The GOP is just the opposite unfortunately. I call them the Republican Retreaters because that is exactly what they are.


16 posted on 06/25/2020 5:50:50 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: workerbee

This was a “wild moment”?

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Its not wild. Its a common occurrence. Democrats abuse power and break the rules everyday and Republicans helplessly whine about it. Situation normal really.


17 posted on 06/25/2020 5:53:09 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Kaslin

We seem to be mere inches away from fisticuffs breaking out on the floor of the House...much like they do in so many other countries where law and order have faded


18 posted on 06/25/2020 5:54:38 AM PDT by Oscar in Batangas ( January 20, 2017, High Noon. The end of an error.)
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To: workerbee
Oh Blahblahblah, Get over it. What click bait headline?


19 posted on 06/25/2020 5:55:38 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: cdcdawg

Matt Gaetz, Ken Buck, Tom McClintock.


20 posted on 06/25/2020 5:56:24 AM PDT by Lizavetta
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