Republicans Disrupt House Impeachment Inquiry, Delaying Testimony From Pentagon Aide

[Dulcinea]

Republican members of Congress disrupted the closed-door proceedings of the House impeachment inquiry, preventing a Pentagon official from giving her testimony.

Arguing that the inquiry's interviews should not be held behind closed doors, GOP lawmakers entered the secure area in the Capitol Wednesday where witnesses are typically questioned.

"Behind those doors, they intend to overturn the results of an American presidential election" said Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Republican ally of the president. "We're going to try to go in there... on behalf of the millions of Americans that we represent that want to see this Congress working for them, and not obsessed with attacking a president who we believe has not done anything to deserve impeachment."

Democratic lawmakers have argued that the initial interviews of the investigation must be done in private so as to prevent witnesses from coordinating testimony.

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/23/772684629/republicans-disrupt-house-impeachment-inquiry-delaying-testimony-from-pentagon-a

[2naSalit]

1. Makes one wonder

how many of the intruders are under sealed indictment at this point.