Thread by @kyledcheney

JUST IN: Judiciary Committee Republicans have requested a "minority hearing day," a rarely exercised privilege to call their own slate of witnesses.

Collins has previously said he wants Schiff to testify but it's unclear who they'd formally request.

Just now in the hearing, COLLINS moves to call Adam Schiff to testify. Committee now voting to table (read: kill) the motion,which will certainly pass on party lines.

On the "not taking shit" front, Nadler has so far taken only a minimal amount of shit compared to what has been forecast.

politico.com/news/2019/12/0…

Lot of grousing about how long Feldman's professorial wind-up was, but the quotes that will be replayed later (if any will at all) will be his forceful and unequivocal statement that Trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors.

Also not taking shit: Pamela Karlan.

Words from minority witness Jonathan Turley's opening statement:

-Perfidy
-Inchoate
-Goldendoodle

The Judiciary Committee is splicing video from the Intelligence Committee hearings to underscore the specific testimony Democrats believe underscore high crimes and misdemeanors committed by Trump.

Slightly awkward moment as Karlan talks about the 17th century arrest of "William Taylor" a moment after Dems played the very 21st Century clip of William Taylor testifying to the Intel Committee.

Important moment in the hearing: Democrats display on the screen three articles of impeachment:

-Abuse of power & bribery
-Obstruction of Congress
-Obstruction of justice

As clear a signal as any that these will be the articles drafted by the committee.

politico.com/news/2019/12/0…

One reason any theatrics from Trump allies on the committee will have limited impact? We're more than 3 hours into the hearing and there's still a ways to go before anyone other than Nadler/Collins gets to speak.