Improper purposes, they could that also. Ify to but rather than giving these witnesses the chance to speak, has silenced them. The president has silenced itnesses at the defense department. The president has silenced witnesses at the state department. Silenced ent has witnesses at the white house. Silenced the loquacious Mick Mulvaney who uttered at a was conference that there it. Id pro quo and, get over by choosing to block this testimony, the president is not innocence. Hes just proving hes afraid of what they have to say. Once said, the truth will come to light, and it has. Is our duty to act on it. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from georgia. Thank you, madam speaker. Its a shame on the floor of the you accuse somebody and not let them defend what you of. Se them i yield to mr. Rose. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Rose madam speaker, i rise this ong opposition to partisan impeachment spectacle that just seeks to accomplish trumps oppo
Bringing them. Again we can fact check this all night. Were here to do this. Its just amazing though that after three and a half hours earlier laying out everything that happened. Look being at what went forward. These these actually Going Forward are not what is happening here. So again lets get it one thing clearly for those who may have tuned in after lunch after now the the transcripts are accurate. You know how i know because everybody testified they were. Even fiona hill says the lechlt lpses was not at issue. That talking point lets mark off. Discuss the fact of us as accuracy. Its called he had reading. You read the transcript as its put in. It said you us, not me. These the things simple that go forward. I yield to mr. Jordan process. I thank the Ranking Member for yielding. I want to go back to something the gentle lady from texas mentioned a few minutes ago questioning whether the transcript was complete. Remember what colonel vindman testified to. He said it was complete an
The Judiciary Committee will please come to order. When the committee recessed yesterday it had completed Opening Statements on the resolution about to be considered. Putin to notice under House Resolution 660, i know call house mr. Chairman impeaching donald j. Trump president of the United States point of order. The gentleman will state his point of order. The chairman refused to schedule a day of hearings pursuant to clause 2 j. Well entertain that point of order once we completed calling up the resolution. I call up h rez 775 for purposes of markup and move that the Committee Report the resolution favorably to the house. The clerk will report the resolution. H rez 755, impeaching donald j. Trump, president of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors december 10th, 2019. The following resolution was submitted, resolution, impeaching Donald John Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors, resolve that donald j. Trump president of the United States is impeached for high crimes a
Send the articles right away and there is this pressure theyre trying to bring to bear on Mitch Mcconnell and the republicans to have more than just a pro forma trial. That is righta and this is an idea that has been floated by people outside of congress to say this is how democrats could insist on getting witnesses like john bolton and mike pompeo from the trump administration. It has become a bit more of a political confusion then pull oc intended for it to bit the nancy pelosi intended to be. She was asked about it and had an unscripted moment where she said she was not happy with the senate trial, but even her top deputies were surprised and admitted behind the scenes that was not their first plan a. David thank you so much to anna from washington. Now we turn to los angeles where our chief washington correspondent is in los angeles for the president ial debate. What are we expecting . Kevin seven candidates will be on stage. The toptier candidates dynamics have not significantly c
Canada trade deal. And then know celebration, just more frustration after senator mcconnell announced there will be no vote on the landmark trade agreement, saying the senate will take it up after the impeachment trial. Well not be doing usmc sarks between now and the end of next week. That will have to come up in all likelihood right after the trial is finished in the senate. Lou what can you say. The house announcing two charges against President Trump. One for abuse of power. The other for obstruction of justice. Both charges appear to any reasonable person at least as weak, meaningless, a massive waste of time and taxpayer money. President trump provided this reaction on the white house south lawn. The democrats couldnt find have much because they put up two articles that frankly are very weak. Also they approved today of all days, we have been waiting a year. They approved the usmca. I call that the Silver Lining to impeachment. The impeachment is the reason they approved it and t