Just a quick mini-diary on this news item:
On Wednesday, a group of right-wing representatives led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) tried to storm into a secure facility for classified information being used as part of the impeachment proceedings, demanding to be informed of the process.
They are almost certain to be ejected because they are not members of the committees reviewing the evidence.
Simon Rosenberg tweeted:
We are beyond parody here. History is going to be very unkind to today’s GOP, hopefully for generations.
Having said that Ds need to explain more forcefully why this process is normal, routine, used by both parties; and that DOJ passed on a CIA criminal referral of Trump. https://twitter.com/sherylnyt/status/1187006912467996672 …
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By the way, John Bolton should be feeling very proud of himself for helping create the precedent for this -— the infamous 2000 Dade County “Brooks Brothers Riot.” Now the same tactic is trying to protect the “drug deal” you decried so vociferously.
Update: Andrew Desiderio of Politico reporting that a "significant breach” in security protocols occurred when these Republicans reps used their cell phones in the secure area.
Let us all chant together:
Schiff will not be pushed!
SCIF will not be putsched!