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Just to recap: The Speaker showed a video of the #Tennessee3 on the floor.Rep. Clemmons raised several pts: 1) who took the video? It was not authenticated.If taken by a House member on the floor, whoever took it has themself violated a rule of the House. 
2) He asked how much of the video was taken after the Speaker had ruled the House in recess. If they were in recess, then no rule violation.
3) Another member of the Black caucus asked about past procedure for expulsion. Issue sent to an ad hoc committee to investigate. Full body received report of the Committee and then voted. None of that has happened here.
Motion was raised to send the expulsion motions to Committee. Voted down largely on partisan lines.
So evidence not authenticated. House member who took video rsfused to come forward (b/c taking video was violation of House rule). No confirmation on which activities were undertaken before or after recess.
As a “trial” this is a shambles. It is the enforcement of will.
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