‘Sorry. Schiff is NOT independent counsel.’ GOP Rep methodically shreds Dem’s impeachment ‘sham’
October 31, 2019 | Vivek Saxena
Republicans have accused the Democrats’ so-called “impeachment resolution†of being a sham that would do nothing more than formally grant House Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff the powers of an independent counsel, when in reality he’s no such thing.
Speaking during a House Rules Committee meeting on Wednesday afternoon, House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Debbie Lesko, a Republican, listed the unprecedented powers that’d be granted to Schiff were the “sham†resolution to pass the House during Thursday’s expected vote.
“It … lets Chairman Schiff determine if Republican witness’s requests are relevant. That’s not fair,†she said. “How about on page four, lines 1 through 4. It says basically that Rep. Nunes, the ranking member in Intelligence, needs permission from Chairman Schiff to subpoena witnesses, unlike what happened in the Nixon and Clinton impeachment hearings.â€
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