During the press conference with Trump's House impeachment advisers, an NBC reporter pressed the Congress members on a precedent for a witness- and evidence-gathering-free Senate trial.
Reps. Johnson and Zeldin ducked the question.
Reps. Johnson and Zeldin ducked the question.
Following up, I asked Zeldin why he kept referring to the House's impeachment trial when the Constitution says: "The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments."
Not my opinion: Here's the clause. heritage.org/constitution/#…
A vibrant back-and-forth ensued.
More TK.
Not my opinion: Here's the clause. heritage.org/constitution/#…
A vibrant back-and-forth ensued.
More TK.
After Rep. Zeldin kept referring to the "House trial," I asked him why he said that when the Constitution gives the Senate the "sole power to try all impeachments."
Rep. Meadows correctly said "should have been 'investigation.'" Zeldin buckled in.
VIDEO: c-span.org/video/?c484990…
Rep. Meadows correctly said "should have been 'investigation.'" Zeldin buckled in.
VIDEO: c-span.org/video/?c484990…
Rep. Ratcliffe also defended Zeldin's language and would not answer what specific precedent GOP has for not calling witnesses or hearing evidence in a Senate trial, in the clip shared in the above tweet.
