John Kennedy Fact Checks CNN’s Jake Tapper On Republican Senate Closed Door Hearings: ‘They Are Dealing With Classified Information’
Scott Morefield
Reporter
October 25, 2019 6:03 PM ET
Louisiana Republican Senator John Kennedy gave Jake Tapper an on-air fact check when the CNN anchor tried to compare closed-door hearings and depositions in the Republican controlled Senate to the ongoing House impeachment inquiry.
The discussion, which took place on Friday afternoon’s “The Lead With Jake Tapper†on CNN, featured Kennedy taking particular issue – as many Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have – with the current closed-door aspect of the Democratic-led House inquiry.
Tapper pushed back with a clip of former Texas Congressman Trey Gowdy saying private hearings were “much more constructive,†forcing Kennedy to disagree with Gowdy. But when the CNN host moved to an example from the Senate, the Louisiana senator had a quick response.
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