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| Louie Gohmert goes off during hearing, stops Nadler in his tracks with final punch |
| 2019-12-10 |
| [BIZPACREVIEW] Rep. Louie Gohmert could not remain silent in the face of the Democrats’ impeachment circus, venting during hearings about the way the proceedings were being handled. The Texas Republican spoke up during Monday’s hearing and accused Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler of ignoring the rules when he allowed “witnesses to ask the questions.” The heated exchange came after Democratic counsel Barry Berke, who had just served as a witness for Democrats earlier, began questioning the Republican counsel for the Intelligence Committee, Steve Castor. “I’ve been a judge and I know that you don’t get to be a witness and a judge in the same case,” Gohmert said after multiple Republican lawmakers attempted to stop the proceedings and have Nadler recognize the issue. The Democrat shot them down each time, wielding his gavel and repeatedly saying their “point of order” was not recognized as he ignored GOP objections. Gohmert had enough after Berke’s line of questioning led him to ask Castor about President Trump’s state of mind toward former Vice President Joe Biden. “Did you look at how many times president mentioned Vice President Biden in a speech, rally leading up to the July 25th call?” he asked. “Mr. Chairman, pardon me,” Gohmert interjected. “The gentleman is not recognized,” Nadler replied. “Mr. Berke has the time.” “We’re going to ignore the rules, allow witnesses to ask the question, then how many other rules are you going to just disregard?” Gohmert asked. “Gentleman will suspend. Parliamentary inquiries are not in order,” the chairman announced. “This is not appropriate to have a witness be a questioner of somebody that was a witness when he was,” the Texas lawmaker continued, as Nadler banged his gavel. “It’s just wrong.” “There is no rule or precedent for anybody being a witness and then getting to come up and question,” Gohmert added. “The point of order is he’s not appropriate to be up here asking questions,” he said as Nadler declared, “It’s not a point of order.” The New York Democrat had cited House Resolution 660 and said “the gentleman has been appointed by me to ask questions.” Related: Louie Gohmert: 2019-06-22 US Senator Ted Cruz says will introduce new legislation labelling Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group Louie Gohmert: 2019-05-30 Ex-State Department head of diplomatic security (DS) 'surprised' by Hillary Clinton's private email use Louie Gohmert: 2018-08-28 A Chinese-owned company penetrated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private server Related: Jerry Nadler: 2019-12-05 Jonathan Turley’s Impeachment Testimony: Democrats Setting Terrible Precedent Jerry Nadler: 2019-12-03 'More unlikeable' than Schiff: Trump allies eagerly await expected Nadler belly-flop Jerry Nadler: 2019-11-26 Here comes the circus: Raucous judiciary panel set to reclaim impeachment Related: Joe Biden: 2019-12-08 Adam Schiff’s Secret Subpoena Adventure Could End with Legal Buckshot in His Face Joe Biden: 2019-12-06 Trail of Tears: 'Support for Elizabeth Warren nosediving in polls since fall' Joe Biden: 2019-12-06 Adam Schiff's Report Cites No ‘Bribery' or ‘High Crimes'; Only Tweets |
| Posted by:Fred |