House Will Go Public on Trump Investigations!

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The Washington Post:

House to take first vote on impeachment inquiry of Trump, forcing lawmakers on record
By John Hudson, Karoun Demirjian and Mike DeBonis

The House will take its first vote on the impeachment inquiry of President Trump on Thursday, forcing lawmakers to go on record in support or opposition of the investigation and dictating the rules for its next phase.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday that the vote would “affirm” the existing probe, now in its sixth week, and establish which hearings would be open and how the transcripts from witnesses who have already testified in closed sessions would be released. Pelosi said the vote also would grant due process to the president and his attorney, countering a repeated criticism by Trump that he has been treated unfairly.

The vote is the most tangible step Democrats have taken yet in a process aimed at removing the president from office as the proceedings transform from a closed-door inquiry to a more public investigation. It will also pose a political dilemma ahead of the 2020 election for lawmakers of both parties running in closely contested districts, mindful that this vote will be viewed as a proxy vote for the larger question of impeaching Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-to-take-first-vote-on-impeachment-inquiry-of-trump-forcing-lawmakers-on-record/2019/10/28/6e0fa78a-f993-11e9-8906-ab6b60de9124_story.html?emc=edit_ib_20191030?campaign_id=140&instance_id=13465&nl=impeachment-briefing&regi_id=90467985&segment_id=18349&te=1&user_id=cd25229822fb6350f11c6cb7ab0d25e8

[beachbumbob]

1. It was always going to be done in public

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3. In my opinion, Closed Door testimony...

occurred because Democrats wanted to keep the identity of the whistleblower secret. But I could be wrong. On the other hand, the legitimate closed door investigations allowed Republicans plenty of chances to embarrass themselves and the Criminal In Thief publicly, which they did, repeatedly.

[tinrobot]

4. Public testimony allows people to coordinate their stories.

That is why they took testimony behind closed doors, to catch the liars.

Grand juries are secret for the same reason.

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5. What you wrote makes sense. But...

Those Republicans sure made fools of themselves, during the closed-door hearings, as the dug their own political graves!

[gab13by13]

2. I think this old saying applies here to Republicans,

Be careful what you wish for.