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Rep. Al Green slams committee over impeachment experts: 'not one person of color'
[FOXNEWS] A Texas congressman slammed his fellow Democrats Wednesday after "not one person of color" was called as an expert to testify during the first day of impeachment hearings conducted by the House Judiciary Committee.Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, rebuked his colleagues in a speech on the House floor before the committee hearing began. Three legal scholars later testified at the request of Democrats in the first Judiciary Committee impeachment inquiry hearing. Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School, was the sole witness called by the GOP. "I rise because I love my country, but I also rise today with heartfelt regrets. It hurts my heart, Mr. Speaker, to see the Judiciary Committee hearing experts on the topic of impeachment — one of the seminal issues of this Congress — hearing experts... and not one person of color among the experts," Green told the House floor. Related: Al Green: 2019-10-25 Ocasio-Cortez, Democrats Skewered After Embarrassing Attacks On Zuckerberg Al Green: 2019-10-23 Impeachment Will Fail Al Green: 2019-07-17 Texas Democrat Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against Trump Related: Judiciary Committee: 2019-12-04 Husband Of Democrat In Impeachment Hearings Took $700K From Firms Tied To Ukrainian Oligarch ‘Accused Of Ordering Contract Killings' Judiciary Committee: 2019-12-04 Adam Schiff Releases Democrats’ Intelligence Committee Impeachment Report Judiciary Committee: 2019-12-03 'More unlikeable' than Schiff: Trump allies eagerly await expected Nadler belly-flop Related: Jonathan Turley: 2019-07-14 Acosta's Sweetheart Deal Likely to Foreclose Epstein's SDNY Prosecution Jonathan Turley: 2018-05-03 The Idea That James Comey's Leaks Were Non-Criminal Is Falling Apart Jonathan Turley: 2018-03-27 “Confused and Distracted”: McCabe Uses Flynn Defense Against False Statement Allegation Posted by: Fred 2019-12-06 |
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