A riot of our own
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For some reason, Republicans are obstructing the hearings that would totally clear the innocent President Trump of any wrongdoing:
The planned impeachment testimony from a Pentagon official responsible for Ukraine policy was delayed Wednesday after several of President Trump’s congressional allies staged a demonstration against the probe and barged into a secure facility on Capitol Hill.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper was due to speak at 10 a.m. in a closed-door session about the mechanics of U.S. security assistance for Ukraine and the fallout from the White House’s decision to withhold it for several months over the summer. But her session was disrupted as it was about to begin, with conservative lawmakers refusing to leave the specially protected room known as a SCIF where impeachment witnesses have met with lawmakers.
The protest caused House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) to consult the House Sergeant at Arms about how to proceed, according to one Democratic lawmaker who witnessed the scene.
You can probably guess the next step:
By noon, several of the protesting members had apparently tweeted from inside the SCIF, a security breach . The area is tightly restricted to allow lawmakers to review sensitive material without the risk of surveillance, and cellphones are prohibited.
I am beginning to think that Republicans were not arguing entirely in good faith when they argued that Hillary Clinton’s email server was a major threat to national security.
Anyway, Brett Kavanaugh must be sorry he missed this one, but hey, he’s done plenty.
A Mooks Brothers Riot https://t.co/KAgwfkYJry— Roy Edroso (@edroso) October 23, 2019
The weirdest part is when they started chanting “Thank God we got Osuna! I’m so f***ing glad we got Osuna!” pic.twitter.com/8wGOpgyXew— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) October 23, 2019
[PC]: If you thought this was some sort of rogue operation by “extremist elements” in the GOP caucus, think again.
Trump had advance knowledge and supported a protest by Republicans who told him they planned to barge into a secure hearing room on Capitol Hill where Democrats are holding impeachment testimonies, according to four people familiar with the matter.