we could see the transcripts from the closed door depositions. eric swalwell of california joins me now. he sits on the house intelligence committee and one of the lawmakers that has interviewed witnesses in the impeachment inquiry. congressman, one of the arguments for passing this resolution today is that it gives the president and republicans due process. if republicans want to subpoena a witness during the opening hearings before the intelligence committee, chairman adam schiff has to approve it and the president doesn t get to have his lawyer participate until after the witnesses testified and goes to the judiciary committee. my question is how is that fair? good afternoon, chris. in today s vote signals moving from the deposition phase to the public phase. it s fair because it allows the republicans to appeal the ruling of mr. schiff with a vote.
they have nothing going. we really call them the do-nothing democrats. and it s really sticking. because they re doing nothing. it s the only way they re going to win the election this way because they can t win it the fair way. the white house has said they wouldn t cooperate unless and until there was a vote in the house to authorize an impeachment inquiry, the vote on the resolution today doesn t seem to change the white house s mind at all. they re still calling the impeachment inquiry illegitimate and likely not going to cooperate. here s what stephanie grisham said earlier today on fox. we don t know the rules yet for the white house. will we get to be involved? i don t think so. it s my understanding that we re not going to get to defend ourselves until it goes to the judiciary committee. that s how it works. we re clearly guilty here and have to prove our innocence. the democrats say their resolution provides for due process. would allow the president and his counsel to