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

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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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1. Kick!

[sheshe2]

2. Hell, yes!

Kick and Recommend!

Thank you BRDS!

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3. You are welcome!

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!

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4. I am looking forward to it!

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

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

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5. The latest tweet from the House Intelligence Committee

Link to tweet

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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
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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

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7. Lol

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!

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

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.

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9. I watched this little exchange earlier today.

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

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10. OMG "O'Biden"

Their hatred is just freakish.

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11. As is their love of the Dotard.

Freakish indeed.

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12. They probably each received a folder in the mail

full of copies of kompromat. And probably some nasty stuff too!

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13. I am sure they did.

That is why they are so frightened, Truth Out!