chairman comer s multiple public requests. he agreed to appear precisel ly at a public hearing under oaths to answer the committee s questions on december 13th. exactly what our good colleagues, the republicans who had information about january 6th never agreed to do, they never agreed to testify anywhere under oath about what they knew. the letter that came in from mr. biden embraced the importance of having a public proceeding that, quote, would prevent selective leaks, manipulated transcripts, doctored exhibits, or one-sided press statements, especially in lights of the committee s past use of closed door sessions to manipulate, even distort the facts mr. chairman? mr. chairman? i have an inquiry. mr. chairman? don t we have house rules and committee rules regarding