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Schiff Directing Witnesses Not To Answer GOP Questions
The Federalist ^ | 10/29/2019 | Tristan Justice

Posted on 10/29/2019 4:27:16 PM PDT by grayboots

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who is overseeing the ongoing illegitimate impeachment inquiry set in motion by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is reportedly telling witnesses testifying not to answer questions asked by Republican lawmakers.

Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., slammed the hidden process claiming Schiff was instructing witnesses testifying behind the closed doors of the SCIF not to answer questions asked by Republican members.

“He’s directing witnesses not to answer questions that he doesn’t want the witness to answer if they’re asked by Republicans,” Scalise charged. “He’s not cut off one Democrat. He’s not interrupted one Democrat and told a witness not to answer Democrat members’ questions but today he started telling witnesses not to answer questions by certain Republicans.”

One question that Schiff barred a witness from answering reportedly came from Ohio Republican Congressman Jim Jordan who attempted to asked the initial anonymous “whistleblower” who they spoke with following the infamous July phone call between Trump and Ukrainian president.

“Adam Schiff says, ‘no-no-no we’re not going to let him answer that question,’” Jordan said as reported by Fox News.

The latest charges against Schiff come as the ongoing impeachment process has been rot with allegations of bias where Schiff has been conducting a closed-door investigation interviewing witnesses whose testimony has been selectively leaked to the press to frame the president.

The secrecy of the House proceedings followed by an array of leaked testimony to promote a false narrative being peddled by the corporate media prompted about 30 House Republicans led by Rep. Matt Gaetz, D-Fla., to storm the SCIF to demand previously denied records relating to the investigation.

Schiff is blocking GOP lawmakers from asking critical questions in the proceedings two days before Pelosi has set a tentative full-chamber vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry.

The text of the resolution was released Tuesday afternoon and denies Republicans subpoena powers. In both the Nixon and Clinton proceedings, the minority party was given this right.


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To: Gay State Conservative

There are normally hundreds of kangaroos where I work. I think the Democrats have flown in, grabbed a bunch, and flew them to DC.


41 posted on 10/29/2019 5:07:00 PM PDT by Dundee (They gave up all their tomorrows for our today's.)
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To: grayboots

It’s called witness tampering and a felony!


42 posted on 10/29/2019 5:09:51 PM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: grayboots

Schiff clearly has a mental disorder. There has to be a psychiatrist out there with a diagnosis.


43 posted on 10/29/2019 5:16:47 PM PDT by From The Deer Stand
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To: CivilWarBrewing

Witness tampering. Isn’t that a form of obstruction of justice.


44 posted on 10/29/2019 5:16:49 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: Dundee
Aha...you come from the Land Down Under...where the rivers flow and the men plunder!

But you're right...the Democrats operate as if the rules don't apply to them. Thankfully for you Australia was the third part of a Trifecta...Brexit,Trump and Morrison.

45 posted on 10/29/2019 5:17:11 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (A joke: Brennan,Comey and Lynch walk into a Barr...)
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To: grayboots
...Jim Jordan who attempted to asked the initial anonymous “whistleblower” who they spoke with following the infamous July phone call between Trump and Ukrainian president.

This makes absolutely no sense. Forget the garbled grammar, the initial whistleblower is still anonymous and damn sure wasn't in this deposition.

If you ever wondered why The Federalist isn't taken seriously...

46 posted on 10/29/2019 5:17:23 PM PDT by semimojo
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To: grayboots
Nowhere in U.S. jurisprudence can a prosecutor prevent the cross examination of a witness. Schiff’s little kangaroo court antics will explode is his face.
47 posted on 10/29/2019 5:18:29 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: grayboots

Since his meetings are not classified, they can be publicly stated as to their content.

I know of no law that allows congress to operate in secret.


48 posted on 10/29/2019 5:27:39 PM PDT by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Are!)
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To: chris37

When is somebody charged with Abuse of Power? Deliberately violating the 4th Amendment among others.


49 posted on 10/29/2019 5:35:53 PM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: grayboots

Lamp post, rope, scumbag - some assembly required.


50 posted on 10/29/2019 5:41:29 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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To: A_Former_Democrat

Yep.


51 posted on 10/29/2019 5:52:18 PM PDT by chris37 (Where's Hunter?)
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To: grayboots
on what grounds???
52 posted on 10/29/2019 6:00:56 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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To: AFreeBird

That got me to laugh out loud


53 posted on 10/29/2019 6:10:11 PM PDT by Cold War Veteran - Submarines
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To: grayboots

Every Republican should walk out of eveyone of these hearings!!


54 posted on 10/29/2019 6:11:16 PM PDT by bantam
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To: ptsal

There has to be some dirt in Schiff’s past. I wish someone would start investigating him. He’s just too creepy to be clean.


55 posted on 10/29/2019 6:59:36 PM PDT by surrey
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To: grayboots

56 posted on 10/29/2019 7:15:44 PM PDT by HotHunt (Been there. Done that.)
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To: grayboots
"is reportedly telling witnesses testifying not to answer questions asked by Republican lawmakers."

Can anybody say....

OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE


57 posted on 10/29/2019 7:19:49 PM PDT by LibFreeUSA
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To: Gay State Conservative

Looks like Ruthie, on a good day!


58 posted on 10/29/2019 7:23:40 PM PDT by miserare ( Indict Hillary!)
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To: 2banana
Right out of the Soviet Union

You can't make this stuff up!!! Lt. Col. Vindman is Soviet born!!! They have a Soviet born person as a key Coup witness!! WOW! No wonder why MSDNC Nicole Wallace had a profanity laced on air meltdown.

59 posted on 10/29/2019 7:24:34 PM PDT by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals crazy!)
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To: DrDude

A former prosecutor engaged in witness tampering. This is something we expect now.

Pencil neck.


60 posted on 10/29/2019 7:25:19 PM PDT by grumpygresh (Civil disobedience by jury nullification.)
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