Adam Schiff Stops Devin Nunes From Turning Impeachment Hearings Into A Circus

[TheBlackAdder]

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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) sent a letter to ranking member Nunes that stopped any effort to derail the impeachment hearings.

The full text of Schiff’s letter to Nunes as provided to PoliticusUSA:

At approximately 11:20 a.m. today, the Majority provided notice to you and the Members of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (the “Committee”) that the Committee will hold on November 13 at 10:00 a.m. the first in a series of open hearings as part of the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry. H. Res. 660 (the “Resolution”) affords the Minority the opportunity to identify and request witnesses to testify during the open hearings. Pursuant to the Resolution, the Minority should submit such a witness request in writing within 72 hours of the provision of such notice, which is Saturday, November 8, at 11:20 a.m.

The Majority does not intend to request public testimony from every witness who previously testified in depositions or interviews as part of the impeachment inquiry. If the Minority wishes for any of those witnesses to testify during the open hearings, please include them in your request for witnesses.

As directed by the Resolution, the Minority’s witness request must be submitted in writing, and must be accompanied by a detailed written justification of the relevance to the inquiry of the testimony of each requested witness. To guide relevance, the report submitted by the Committee on Rules to accompany the Resolution sets forth the inquiry’s parameters:
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Republicans aren’t going to be allowed to hijack the impeachment hearings by inviting witnesses who are going to push absurd or unrelated conspiracy theories. Chairman Schiff and the Democrats have clearly learned their lesson from the Russia investigation hearings, and not giving Republicans any opening to make a mockery out of the impeachment investigation.


More at the jump: https://www.politicususa.com/2019/11/07/adam-schiff-impeachment-hearings.html

Good.

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[NastyRiffraff]

1. Game, Set, and Match to Adam Schiff

He obviously knows Nunes very well.

[trueblue2007]

14. Congressman Adam Schiff is awesome.

[progressoid]

2. I'd wager that Nunes will still attempt to make it a circus.

[Cosmocat]

4. Merely by his and his party members presence it will be a circus

When clowns walk in the door ...

Schiff can keep the lid on it as much as he can, but can't keep them from opening their mouths, and that is when the stupid really gets rolling, though cant put it past the morons from all showing up in Maga hats.

[live love laugh]

31. 💯

[infullview]

3. Except that

November 8th is a Friday.

"within 72 hours of the provision of such notice, which is Saturday, November 8, at 11:20 a.m."

[Hekate]

9. I'm sure Nunes will seize on that typo as a pretext for outrage.

Good of you to notice.

[calimary]

34. Or he'll go to the White House seeking advice on the GOP's Favorite Indoor Sport:

How to get around whatever law or convention or moral position or obligation they don’t like.

[certainot]

13. i noticed that too. it would be the authoritarian thing to do to ignore it all based on that typo

[lagomorph777]

20. I saw that too - I'm sure it will be a huge deal in Russiapublican land.

[klook]

21. "Why is Adam Schiff lying about the calendar?"

"Once again, the Democrat Party is trying to do everything in secret!11!!"

[LuckyLib]

22. Doesn't anybody proofread anything anymore?

[Hekate]

5. Hallelujah

[Fritz Walter]

6. Has "Numb-nuts" (Nunes) staged his meltdown on camera yet?

Or is he saving that for his appearance on Hannity, or another Fux Snooze telecast this evening?

[chowder66]

7. Saturday is Nov. 9th. nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

25. I noticed that too. I hope that's just PoliticusUSA's mistake

or Nunes will complain about too little time, being misled etc.

[42bambi]

27. November 7, 2019 Updated: see below

November 7, 2019

Schiff told Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), ranking member of the committee, that he has 72 hours to submit witness requests in writing, per the recent impeachment process resolution that House Democrats passed but was opposed by all GOP members and two Democrats.

The letter (pdf) misidentifies the date of Saturday as Nov. 8 when it’s actually Nov. 9.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/schiff-asks-republicans-for-witness-requests-in-impeachment-inquiry-might-veto-some-names_3140172.html

[Scarsdale]

8. So disgusting that the

gop feels it necessary to act like morons. Just because their orange leader is a dope, they do not have to follow suit. Their constituents must be wondering why they voted for these clowns, surely?

[BKDem]

19. I don't think they're acting like morons...

...they're the genuine article.

[Jim__]

10. This is a great start. But it doesn't actually prevent Nunes from coming to the hearings ...

... in big shoes and a red rubber nose. I think Adam Schiff should add a few more restrictions.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

37. You're right. Sounds so sane and right but Nunes is

Likely laughing his ass off.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

39. Chairman Schiff could invite a certain cow...

The cow seems to have a calming effect on Nunes.

[NoMoreRepugs]

11. Schiff is smart, unflappable and most importantly has the

POWER of TRUTH and FACTS behind his gavel. The Repugs? Spitting, frothing, yelling, stammering and posturing for Faux News soundbites.

Nader would be okay, I prefer Schiff and his committee- thank you Madame Speaker - to lead our troops.

[Hulk]

12. Bravo!

Deal with these bastards with a 10 lb sledge hammer. They are the enemy to the oversight purpose outlined in the Constitution.

Nunes is nothing but a tool for the midget Mussolini.

[Wellstone ruled]

15. Deven needs to watch out for that

Cow headed right at him.

[Lonestarblue]

16. Republicans will claim that Democrats are not allowing witnesses who can clear Trump.

Just as they lied and claimed they were being left out of the private hearings, they’ll make a fuss that their witnesses are legitimate and need to be heard. I’m sure Laura Ingraham and Rush Limbaugh would make fine witnesses!

[Marie Marie]

17. Sigh and swoon. I love it when Adam Schiff flexes his Majority muscles.

[ananda]

18. Ditto. Adam Schiff, next president please!

nt

[Evolve Dammit]

35. A big YES to that!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

23. Wait'll Nunes is replaced by Gym Jordan.

You wanna see a circus?

[Gothmog]

24. Adam Schiff is doing a great job

Link to tweet

[Hermit-The-Prog]

40. they will have a fit if they can't testify about Benghazi!

[BigmanPigman]

26. I thought that some of the witnesses who already testified

for the inquiry, like the ambassador to Ukraine, were going to testify again during the impeachment hearing.

[lastlib]

32. Some are...

...but not all. Taylor, Vindman,and Yovanovich are on the list. Can't recall who was not on it (other than the original whistleblower).

[BigmanPigman]

33. Whew, that is good to know.

Their testimony is very important and needs to be seen by Americans.

[Joinfortmill]

28. Well done!

[struggle4progress]

29. "Republican efforts to expose Democrat conspiracies are silenced!"

[Evolve Dammit]

36. Is that a real tabloid cover? If so, no wonder Americans are so incredibly un-informed and stupid!

I can't imagine the crap many people consume. And that these publications are profitable?

[live love laugh]

30. Republiclowns 🤡 will find a way for a circus

but good onSchiff.

[mahina]

38. Thank God for Adam Schiff.

Hero Schiff. Protector Schiff. High Integrity Schiff. Principled Schiff. Ethical Schiff. Brilliant Schiff. Defender of Democracy Schiff.

[Xipe Totec]

41. Saturday is November 9, not 8. nt

[ehrnst]

42. So many on DU were concerned that Democratic leaders might not be "prepared" for what

the GOP would try to throw at them in hearings. That perhaps they wouldn't even have their questions thoroughly prepared.

I hope that's all been cleared up now.

[sagesnow]

43. Groovy Moove! n/t

[NCjack]

44. Expect the deadline to be delayed.