What's really happening inside the impeachment inquiry room stormed by Republicans
WASHINGTON - About two dozen Republican members of Congress stormed a secure hearing room in the U.S. Capitol basement Wednesday, complaining that the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry was secretive and partisan.
"We don't even know what's going on," said Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz.
Objections to the fairness of the process have become a central part of the Republican case against the impeachment investigation. The reality inside the closed-door hearing, however, is more complex: Republicans have participated in each deposition, though their role is constrained by the Democratic majority.
At each hearing, at least a dozen lawmakers - often more - sit along a rectangular table, Republicans on the right, Democrats on the left, said Rep. Harley Rouda, D-Calif. Each side gets equal time to ask questions.
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