House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said a fellow Republican lawmaker deconstructed a key part of the latest Trump impeachment inquiry witness testimony in Tuesday's closed-door session. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill] Taylor's whole argument," McCarthy said. The questioning by Ratcliffe, a Texas Republican and member of both the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees, was an important moment in the hearing, McCarthy claimed. "Adam Schiff won't let us talk about what happened," he said regarding U.S. diplomat to Ukraine Bill Taylor's closed-door hearing on Capitol Hill. HOUSE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY IS 'POLITICAL REVENGE,' 'SHOULD BE DISMISSED QUICKLY' IN SENATE, LINDSEY GRAHAM SAYSThe California lawmaker also claimed the impeachment inquiry process continues to be based largely on testimony from those without first-hand knowledge of the Trump-Ukraine situation.

Source: Fox News October 23, 2019 03:56 UTC