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4 odd details from the House GOP's bizarre anti-impeachment SCIF sit-in theweek.com/speedreads/874… via @TheWeek

@TheWeek "Here are four odd details from Wednesday's bizarre circus:

1. A third of the occupiers had the right to be in the room already
Despite Republican complaints that this is a secret partisan inquiry, 48 Republicans and 59 Democrats are on the the..."

@TheWeek "...three committees allowed to attend and participate in the impeachment depositions — including 13 of the Republicans who "stormed" the SCIF, by journalist Marcy Wheeler's count."

@TheWeek "2. The Republicans reportedly wanted to be arrested
Democrats considered having Capitol Police arrest the unauthorized Republicans, but they decided against it, The Washington Post reports. Nevertheless, some of the Republicans "asked to be arrested,"..."

@TheWeek ..."Fox News' Chad Pegram reports, thinking "the optic of being frog-marched out of the SCIF in front of TV cameras" would help advance the "GOP narrative."

@TheWeek "3. Gaetz really wanted the footage
"In a 'look-at-me' move that's almost too on the nose, Gaetz also broke House rules Wednesday when his staff handed out expired congressional passes to some uncredentialed reporters and the crew of HBO's The Swamp,"

@TheWeek "...HuffPost reports. "The show is following Gaetz's efforts to combat the impeachment process."

@TheWeek "4. Trump apparently knew and approved
Trump hosted about 30 House Republicans on Tuesday and told them to be more "tough" in defending him against impeachment, Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.) said. The "lawmakers shared their plans to storm into..."

@TheWeek "... the secure room," Bloomberg News reports, and "Trump supported the action." "
Thank you Peter Weber of @TheWeek , @HuntsmanAbby, @TheView and all the great journalists & press for this extremely important info!
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