Democrats Flout Congressional Procedure To Keep Impeachment Inquiry Secret
Amber Athey
White House Correspondent
October 24, 2019 12:12 PM ET
House Democrats have repeatedly flouted normal congressional procedures in their attempts to conduct the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump behind closed doors, sources tell the Daily Caller.
Three individuals who are intimately familiar with House procedures expressed dismay at several tactics used by Democrats, including the use of a SCIF — a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility — to conduct interviews, the issuing of subpoenas to force depositions, and the lack of a vote to give official authority to the committees charged with conducting the impeachment proceedings.
These sources — who wished to be anonymous in order to speak candidly about the inquiry — told the Caller that these actions show that the Democrats are more concerned about optics than proper procedure or transparency.
“There are no rules. [House Intel Chairman Adam] Schiff is making up the rules as he goes along,†a GOP aide said.
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https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/24/democrats-ignore-congressional-procedure-impeachment-inquiry/
