'Huge mistake': Senators in both parties rip impeachment press access

[babylonsister]

'Huge mistake': Senators in both parties rip impeachment press access
Sen. John Kennedy said the restrictions send the “wrong message."
By MARIANNE LEVINE and BURGESS EVERETT
01/15/2020 04:49 PM EST


The Senate is prepared to enforce strict measures on reporters' access during President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, hoping to avoid the spectacle of senators being yelled at in the hallways as they were during the Supreme Court confirmation hearing of Brett Kavanaugh.

But not all Republicans are on board.

Some pushed back Wednesday, following news that access to senators will be significantly limited during the Senate impeachment proceedings.

Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, known for his folksy style and colorful quotes, complained that the restrictions send the “wrong message."

“It’s a huge mistake,” Kennedy said. “U.S. senators are grown women and grown men. If they don’t want to make a comment, they know how to say ‘no comment.’ ... We aren’t children.”

“I don’t think you guys should ever be restricted,” said Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.). He added that while he has no issues talking to the press, the new rules are “kind of a way to give some certainty to the individuals that maybe don’t want to interact.”

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[bearsfootball516]

1. The comment from Mike Braun surprised me.

I'm from Indiana. He's as conservative as it gets.

[Zolorp]

2. The most dangerous place in D.C. is between a Senator and a camera.

OF course the Senators are going to be pissed about this on both sides. The press and cameras are their bread and butter.

[babylonsister]

3. Ordered to keep silent 'on pain of imprisonment'??