House Republicans prepare for public impeachment proceedings with mock hearing
By Juliegrace Brufke - 11/12/19 04:39 PM EST
Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee, members of GOP leadership and a select number of President Trump’s strongest defenders in the lower chamber gathered in the Capitol basement where they held a mock impeachment hearing on Tuesday afternoon to prepare for Wednesday’s public hearing.
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) — a top Trump defender and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee who took part in the closed-door impeachment hearings — played the part of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) while a staff attorney played the role of William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, a source in the room told The Hill.
“We want to make sure all the truth gets out, we don't think there's any reason why the president should even move through this impeachment," House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters. He continued to say it was a "simple meeting" to prepare before the hearing.
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) expressed optimism when asked if GOP members of the Intelligence Committee are prepared for the event.
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