Wondering what the Reschenthaler Amendment looks like?
It looks like this - short and to the point, no frills, striking altogether Article II: Obstruction of Congress.
It looks like this - short and to the point, no frills, striking altogether Article II: Obstruction of Congress.
Nadler suggests that the failure to impeach and the failure to put a check on the executive branch brings us "one step closer to a dictatorship."
This is an assertion of tyrannical power and this is why we must impeach the President on this article (obstruction of Congress), Nadler says.
"It's a long step away from constitutional government and any control on power over the president and a long step toward tyranny."
"It's a long step away from constitutional government and any control on power over the president and a long step toward tyranny."
Louie Gohmert refers to the inquiry process as a "Stalin-esque type court system" and a "perjury trap" for Trump. This prompted Zoe Lofgren to smile as if with disbelief at the suggestion.
Rep Hank Johnson is spicy today with analogies. He just suggested the Trump admin's conduct was akin to giving Congress "the finger"
We started at 9AM. It is 6:45PM. Republicans are intent on dragging out amendments that likely will not pass Dem muster. Dems are willing to go toe-to-toe and show no signs of wearing down.
We are however, hearing very much of the same thing, over and over at this point
We are however, hearing very much of the same thing, over and over at this point
Eric Swalwell says what Republicans want is to "allow the building to burn" and then act after the fact.
The amendment to strike Article II (obstruction of Congress) is voted down. As soon as that is done, Jim Jordan has now offered another amendment.
Jordan's amendment proposes striking language that states Trump will "remain a threat to national security" and his removal is warranted.
All right, we are just over 10 hours in to today's hearing and from here out the intrepid @KlasfeldReports has you covered with live-tweets for @CourthouseNews.
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