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BumRushDaShow

(129,622 posts) Tue Oct 29, 2019, 03:38 PM Oct 2019

Breaking: House Rules Committee releases draft resolution for the next phase of the inquiry

The resolution - https://rules.house.gov/sites/democrats.rules.house.gov/files/BILLS-116-HRes660.pdf

Fact sheet - https://rules.house.gov/sites/democrats.rules.house.gov/files/InquiryResolutionFactSheet.pdf

Key Provisions in the Resolution

Reaffirms the ongoing impeachment inquiry.

The resolution makes clear that the investigating committees have been engaged in an impeachment inquiry and directs them to continue their vital work.

Ensures transparency.

The resolution authorizes HPSCI to make transcripts of their recent depositions publicwith appropriate redactions be made for classified or other sensitive information.

The resolution establishes procedures for all investigating committees to transmit their evidence to the Committee on the Judiciary for use in their proceedings.

Enables effective public hearings.

The resolution permits staff counsels to follow their lines of inquiry to their ends by allowing for periods of up to 45 minutes per side in the questioning of witnesses.

oThis approach builds on the precedent of having staff counsels conduct initial questioning, followed by Member questions, that Republicans set for the questioning of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr in 1998.

The resolution also continues the precedent of giving the minority the same rights to question witnesses that the majority has, as has been true at every step of the inquiry.

Provides the President opportunities to participate.

The resolution establishes opportunities for the President or his counsel to participate in impeachment proceedings held by the Committee on the Judiciary, including to:

oPresent their case and respond to evidence;
oSubmit written requests for additional testimony or other evidence;
oAttend hearings, including those held in executive session;
oRaise an objection to testimony given; and
oCross-examine witnesses.

If the President unlawfully refuses to cooperate with Congressional requests, the Chair shall have the discretion to impose appropriate remedies, including by denying specific requests by the President or his counsel.

Directs the Committee on the Judiciary to review the evidence and, if necessary, to report Articles of Impeachment to the House.

Following the precedent of every modern impeachment inquiry, the Committee on the Judiciary will decide whether Articles shall be reported to the House.

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Breaking: House Rules Committee releases draft resolution for the next phase of the inquiry (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 OP

Kick! BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #1

Hell, yes! sheshe2 Oct 2019 #2

You are welcome! BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #3

I am looking forward to it! sheshe2 Oct 2019 #4

Will have to see if any of the CSPANs (like CSPAN3) BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #6

The latest tweet from the House Intelligence Committee BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #5

Lol sheshe2 Oct 2019 #7

And what do they say about "being careful of what you wish for"? BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #8

I watched this little exchange earlier today. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #9

OMG "O'Biden" BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #10

As is their love of the Dotard. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #11

They probably each received a folder in the mail BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #12

I am sure they did. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #13

BumRushDaShow

(129,622 posts)

1. Kick!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 04:00 PM

Oct 2019

sheshe2

(83,940 posts)

2. Hell, yes!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 04:22 PM

Oct 2019

Kick and Recommend!

Thank you BRDS!

BumRushDaShow

(129,622 posts)

3. You are welcome!

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 04:31 PM

Oct 2019

I think the Rules Committee is supposed to meet tomorrow to do the markup of the draft and then vote the final version out of Committee so the full House can debate and vote on that on Thursday!

sheshe2

(83,940 posts)

4. I am looking forward to it!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 04:34 PM

Oct 2019

BumRushDaShow

(129,622 posts)

6. Will have to see if any of the CSPANs (like CSPAN3)

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 04:41 PM

Oct 2019

cover that markup meeting. Sometimes a Committee will have a stream from their own site too.

BumRushDaShow

(129,622 posts)

5. The latest tweet from the House Intelligence Committee

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 04:39 PM

Oct 2019

Link to tweet

TEXT
House Intelligence Committee
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@HouseIntel

STATEMENT from Intel, Judiciary, Foreign Affairs and Oversight Chairs:

The House impeachment inquiry has collected extensive evidence and testimony. In the next phase, the American people will learn firsthand about the President’s misconduct.https://intelligence.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=750 …
Four Chairs Statement on Resolution for Open Hearings on Trump’s Abuse of Power
intelligence.house.gov
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4:07 PM - Oct 29, 2019

"Four Chairs" Statement -

Four Chairs Statement on Resolution for Open Hearings on Trump’s Abuse of Power

Washington, October 29, 2019

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, the Acting Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement:

“The House impeachment inquiry has collected extensive evidence and testimony, and soon the American people will hear from witnesses in an open setting. The resolution introduced today in the House Rules Committee will provide that pathway forward.

“The resolution provides rules for the format of open hearings in the House Intelligence Committee, including staff-led questioning of witnesses, and it authorizes the public release of deposition transcripts.

“The resolution also establishes procedures for the transfer of evidence to the Judiciary Committee as it considers potential articles of impeachment, and it sets forth due process rights for the President and his Counsel in the Judiciary Committee proceedings.

“The evidence we have already collected paints the picture of a President who abused his power by using multiple levers of government to press a foreign country to interfere in the 2020 election. Following in the footsteps of previous impeachment inquiries, the next phase will move from closed depositions to open hearings where the American people will learn firsthand about the President’s misconduct.”

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https://intelligence.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=750

sheshe2

(83,940 posts)

7. Lol

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 04:49 PM

Oct 2019

In the next phase, the American people will learn firsthand about the President’s misconduct.

The GOPeePees wanted the hearings open...and open they will be!

BumRushDaShow

(129,622 posts)

8. And what do they say about "being careful of what you wish for"?

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 04:53 PM

Oct 2019

Of course the GOP doesn't think that any illegal thing that they do is actually "illegal". Even if you show them a copy of the statute.

sheshe2

(83,940 posts)

9. I watched this little exchange earlier today.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 05:26 PM

Oct 2019

Had to search for the vid.

GOP lawmaker crashes and burns after falsely claiming Obama asked countries to investigate Mitt Romney

I posted it here.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017557517