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Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs tried to force a vote on his motion to censure and condemn Adam Schiff for his handling of the impeachment inquiry.
Biggs took to the floor Wednesday to force a vote on the motion to censure Schiff and put an end to the closed-door process that has carried the impeachment inquiry thus far. He touted House rules as the Republican Party's only option to force votes while in the minority.
Members of the House Freedom Caucus tried to listen in on a testimony by a former top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. On Wednesday, Michael McKinley testified about his knowledge of how the State Department handled the Ukraine controversy.
Some conservatives weren't allowed to participate because they don't sit on the panels leading the impeachment probe. Their request to view the transcript of testimony from Kurt Volker was also rejected again.
Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs accused Democrats of leaking information to control the narrative.
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) officially announced his motion to censure House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff for a "whole host of misconduct" related to the impeachment inquiry on Wednesday. He embellished parts of the phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky during a congressional hearing, and is now barring minority members of Congress from attending closed door testimony.
House Republicans are knocking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) after she made it known that she isn't going to hold a vote now on an impeachment inquiry.
During a press conference on Tuesday, Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives will be holding off on a vote to authorize a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON – A half-dozen Republican lawmakers sought access Wednesday to a closed-door deposition with a former State Department official that is part of the House impeachment inquiry, but they were blocked in an escalation of the partisan dispute over the investigation of President Donald Trump.
House Democrats are subpoenaing testimony and documents from current and former Trump appointees and career officials who they hope will give them more fodder in their quest to prove allegations by an anonymous "whistleblower" with second-hand information alleging that Trump withheld military aid from Ukraine in exchange for helping the U.S. investigate the origins of the Russia collusion hoax and possible corruption by Hunter Biden.
House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Biggs and a handful of other Republican lawmakers were not allowed in to the secure room where the impeachment inquiry has been underway on Wednesday.
They demanded to see the transcript of former Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker's testimony from last week and for access to the closed-door hearings.
Currently, lawmakers are meeting with Michael McKinley, a former State Department advisor for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
With Democrats honing in on White House officials as part of the impeachment inquiry, Rep. Andy Biggs is leading the Republican effort to attack those directing the probe.
On Wednesday, Biggs, R-Ariz., tried to force the House of Representatives to vote on a GOP-led motion to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who chairs the House Intelligence Committee that is spearheading the investigation of President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine.
Republicans in the House continue to pursue a censure resolution against Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., amid the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump he is leading.
According to The Hill, Freedom Caucus chairman Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., revised the resolution that has support from a large portion of the party. A vote on the measure could occur in the coming days.
House Republicans are ramping up their efforts to formally rebuke House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) as they look to combat the Democrats' impeachment inquiry into President Trump.