House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) put off a vote on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump until Friday morning, a surprise move after a marathon day of deb…
Nadler said that he wanted more members to “search the consciences” before the final committee vote. Republicans, thinking that the vote would take place in the middle of the night, quickly complained that they were not informed of the schedule change.
The broadcast networks did not pre-empt programming for Thursday’s day of debate. But the cable news networks stayed with the proceedings through the day and into the evening. Others were even harsher about Republicans who still defend Trump’s conduct. Rep. Cedric Richmond said that “Judas, for 30 pieces of silver, betrayed Jesus,” while “for 30 positive tweets,” Republicans are “willing to betray the American people, their precious right to vote, and the future of our great country.”
As the hearing reached the evening hours, lawmakers looked weary. Rep. Doug Collins , the top Republican on Judiciary, left the dais for a bit to sit with his wife. Rep. Tom McClintock , stated the obvious. “The same talking points have been made over and over again on both sides.” Collins was one of the most frequent speakers, and he argued that there was nothing wrong with what the president did, even as the White House withheld military aid to Ukraine. After Rep. Eric Swalwell entered into the record a news story about the number of Ukrainian soldier deaths as aid was delayed, Collins blasted the move as a misleading effort to link the two.
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