The committee will come to order. Without objection, all members will have five days to submit statements, extraneous material and questions for the record, subject to the limitation in the rules. Before i begin, i want to make the big announcement that today is mr. Mccauls birthday. So happy birthday, mr. Mccaul. [ applause ] im 35 years once again. Yes. Me too. Pursuant to notice were here today to examine Trump Administration policy toward iran. I welcome our panel of distinguished witnesses. Welcome to members of the public and the press as well. We had hoped to hear from secretary pompeo today, as well, after we invited him, he announced he would instead be in california. Thats unfortunate, whether you agree with this administrations approach to iran or not. I dont think there is a member of this committee who doesnt want to hear from mr. Pompeo and the American People certainly deserve to hear answers with our troops and diplomats being asked to hand in harms way. But this commit
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Welcome everybody to watch an ox i am so i rolled and turned joining me to discuss the articles of impeachment being brought against President Donald Trump and the war budget being approved without a starter is the former United States representative out of florida Alan Grayson Alan always a pleasure thank you thank you and your opinion im very curious as a former democrat House Democrat has the as the case for impeachment been made against President Donald Trump and in your view. Oh i think donald trump commits impeachable offenses roughly once a week and i think that this one is long overdue its clearly not just a misdemeanor but a high crime to take 400000000. 00 of the publics money and use its try to bribe a Foreign Government investigating a political opponent that sounds like a high crime to me its an abuse of power you know one of the things i want to ask you to is its interesting when you look at our history of impeachment you know we havent we have not i mean recently nancy p
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Its. Like you know that i got. To. Welcome everybody to watch in the box i am so i rolled and turned joining me today to discuss the articles of impeachment being brought against President Donald Trump and the war budget being approved without a starter is the former United States representative out of florida Alan Grayson Alan always a pleasure thank you thank you and your opinion im very curious as a former democrat House Democrat has the as the case for impeachment been made against President Donald Trump and in your view. Oh i think donald trump commits impeachable offenses roughly once a week and i think that this one is long overdue its clearly not just a misdemeanor but a high crime to take 400000000. 00 of the publics money and use its try to bribe a Foreign Government investigating a political opponent that sounds like a high crime to me its an abuse of power you know one of the things i want to ask you to is its interesting when you look at our history of impeachment you know