Before they even started Yovanocitch, Republicans ask Schiff what gives him the authority. He didn't answer and moved on.
MR. ZELDIN: Yesterday, Ranking Member McCaul sent a letter to Chairman Engel consistent with what Mr. Jordan was just referencing on the record, calling on the chair to honor the bipartisan Rodino Hyde precedence that governed both the Nixon and Clinton impeachment inquires, which guaranteed the President's counsel the right to participate in these proceedings, and allowed the minority to exercise coequal subpoena authority.
Moving on. The question is, what specific provision of House rules gives the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence the jurisdiction and authority to convene an investigative inquiry of a State Department diplomat regarding the conduct of U.5. foreign policy toward Ukraine? That is clearly the jurisdiction of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and to date, the House has not voted to give the Intel Committee any additional authority to conduct an impeachment inquiry outside of its jurisdictional lane, which concerns intelligence- related activities. Can you please point us to anything in the House rules that gives you this authority?
THE CHAIRMAN: We're going to move forward with the deposition rather than address the mischaracterizations of both impeachment history and inquiries and process. I would now recognize Mr. Goldman.
MR. MEADOWS: Mr . Chairman, point of order. Point of order.
THE CHAIRMAN: My colleague, we're not going to allow
MR. MEADOWS: Well, you can't not allow -- I'm here to tell you, Mr. Schjff --
THE CHAIRMAN: We're not going to allow any dilatory
MR. MEADOWS: -- you know the House rules allows for point of order in any
THE CHAIRMAN: State your point of order.
MR. MEADOWS: The point of order is the rules of the House are very clear. The gentleman raised a valid point that there are no rules that would give the authority of you to actually depose this witness. And so, under what authority I would say you're out of order.
THE CHAIRMAN: I appreciate your opinion, but the House deposition rules say otherwise. So, Mr. Goldman, you are recognized .
MR. ZELDIN: Point of order, though, we are asking what that rule is that gives you the authority to conduct today's deposition.
MR. MEADOWS: Rule 11 doesn't outline anything.
THE CHAIRMAN: We won't allow any further dilatory motions. Mr . Goldman, you' re recognized.
MR. ZELDIN: We're asking a simple question.
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/IG/IG00/CPRT-116-IG00-D003.pdf
MR. ZELDIN: Yesterday, Ranking Member McCaul sent a letter to Chairman Engel consistent with what Mr. Jordan was just referencing on the record, calling on the chair to honor the bipartisan Rodino Hyde precedence that governed both the Nixon and Clinton impeachment inquires, which guaranteed the President's counsel the right to participate in these proceedings, and allowed the minority to exercise coequal subpoena authority.
Moving on. The question is, what specific provision of House rules gives the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence the jurisdiction and authority to convene an investigative inquiry of a State Department diplomat regarding the conduct of U.5. foreign policy toward Ukraine? That is clearly the jurisdiction of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and to date, the House has not voted to give the Intel Committee any additional authority to conduct an impeachment inquiry outside of its jurisdictional lane, which concerns intelligence- related activities. Can you please point us to anything in the House rules that gives you this authority?
THE CHAIRMAN: We're going to move forward with the deposition rather than address the mischaracterizations of both impeachment history and inquiries and process. I would now recognize Mr. Goldman.
MR. MEADOWS: Mr . Chairman, point of order. Point of order.
THE CHAIRMAN: My colleague, we're not going to allow
MR. MEADOWS: Well, you can't not allow -- I'm here to tell you, Mr. Schjff --
THE CHAIRMAN: We're not going to allow any dilatory
MR. MEADOWS: -- you know the House rules allows for point of order in any
THE CHAIRMAN: State your point of order.
MR. MEADOWS: The point of order is the rules of the House are very clear. The gentleman raised a valid point that there are no rules that would give the authority of you to actually depose this witness. And so, under what authority I would say you're out of order.
THE CHAIRMAN: I appreciate your opinion, but the House deposition rules say otherwise. So, Mr. Goldman, you are recognized .
MR. ZELDIN: Point of order, though, we are asking what that rule is that gives you the authority to conduct today's deposition.
MR. MEADOWS: Rule 11 doesn't outline anything.
THE CHAIRMAN: We won't allow any further dilatory motions. Mr . Goldman, you' re recognized.
MR. ZELDIN: We're asking a simple question.
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/IG/IG00/CPRT-116-IG00-D003.pdf
