currently being stonewalled and stopped, finally the courts did rule and this is your problem. the court said many years later that they did violate and that was done. it s a terrible master. and you are having to do this because you promised, you promised it. we are carrying through on a promise. the other thing is we talked about fairness. no one s question the fact that they question that fact, but what about the fact of the majority preventing witnesses under rules from using agency counsel even under the impeachment investigation. the third branch to even rule on claims when no one was done, you withdrew from the lawsuit. so it is not a matter of time
over, i was on oversight, my former legislative director is here, she is in the room. we pulled our hour out, constantly being stonewalled and stopped, had to issue subpoenas which finally the courts did rule and i think this is your problem, the courts ruled many years later that attorney general holder did violate not giving the information out. that was actually done. but it was many years later. again, the calendar is a terrible master and you re having to do this because you promised it. you promised it. we re carrying through on a promise here. the other thing is, we talk about fairness here, that my friend said that, oh, this has been completely fair. nobody s questioned the fact that our folks got to question the witnesses. but what about the fact of the majority preventing witnesses under rules from using agency counsel, even under the auspices of an impeachment investigation, how about cutting off republican questions and refusing to allow the third branch to even rule on cla
agency counsel present to protect the executive branch in their confidentiality interest or if they make any effort to protect confidentiality interest at all, these officials will have their salaries helped, weld withholding of salaries. the committees have not afforded the president basic protection such as the right to seal evidence, the right to save evidence and the right to counsel witnesses, the right to make objections related to the examination of witnesses or the admissibility of testimony and evidence and did not afford the president the right to afford the testimony presented. thank you. i yield back the remainder of my time. the gentleman yields back. to move to strike the last word. the urgency of this moment is the grave risk that the
having agency counsel present to protect the executive branch in their confidentiality interests or if they make any effort to protect confidentiality interests at all, these officials would have their salaries withheld. withholding of salaries. the committees have not afforded the president basic protections such as the right to seal evidence, the right to president evidence, the right to call witnesses, the right to have counsel present at hearings, the right to cross examine all witnesses, the right to make objections related to examination of witnesses, or the admissibility of testimony and evidence and did not afford the president the right to respond to evidence and testimony presented. thank you. i yield the remainder of my time. gentleman yields back. what purposes does mr. swalwell seek recognition?
their presence would constitute evidence of obstruction. let me just go through that language. it s a letter that would constitute evidence of obstruction. that s not a subpoena. that s a letter. democrats have also told the state department employees that they insisted on using agency counsel to protect confidentiality interest. they would have their salaries when would. kind of sounds like abuse of power, but i digress a little bit. democrats have not afforded this president basic procedure protections, such as the right to see all the evidence, the right to call witnesses, or the right to have counsel at hearings. it s just not the trump administration that s been railroaded by the democrats. judiciary democrats voted down my own subpoena, my own motion to subpoena the whistle-blower, even though i said that he could he or she could testify