Friday, October 18, 2019

OPINION_ Rep. Ken Buck: Trump impeachment inquiry deeply flawed and unfair – Hearings should be public

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Rep. Ken Buck: Trump impeachment inquiry deeply flawed and unfair – Hearings should be public

OPINION - By Rep. Ken Buck | Fox News




Should Rep. Adam Schiff be removed from the impeachment inquiry?
Schiff staffer met with key impeachment witness during trip to Ukraine; reaction from former Clinton adviser Richard Goodstein and constitutional scholar John Eastman.


Until recently, the House Intelligence Committee occupied a unique space in Congress by avoiding partisanship and open acrimony. Members selected to sit on the committee were given the trust of overseeing our most secretive programs, access to the most classified information, and the responsibility of ensuring this information does not fall into the wrong hands.

The selection process for membership and the committee rules are also unique. The speaker of the House and the minority leader personally interview and select members. The committee meets behind closed doors and its deliberations are rarely discussed in public.

The Intelligence Committee is the last committee that should conduct an impeachment proceeding. Impeachment should be based on a fair process. Fairness requires open proceedings so that the public can evaluate the demeanor and credibility of each witness.


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Using secretive proceedings to investigate the president invites distrust that will further divide our country.

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READ MORE: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rep-ken-buck-trump-impeachment-inquiry-deeply-flawed-hearings-should-be-public

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The investigation should allow the president’s counsel to assert relevant privileges, encourage the minority to call witnesses, and protect due process by being fully transparent and open to the public.

Anything less will prove the partisan nature of this impeachment and will do great damage to the integrity of the Intelligence Committee and America’s long-term national security interests.

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