For one, they believe Republicans taking over the committee room Wednesday was an attempt to intimidate Cooper and other witnesses. President Trump merely using his office to pressure a foreign country into dredging up dirt on a political opponent is enough. Republicans continue to ignore those damning allegations, instead focusing on the process playing out in the Intelligence Committee room. The hostile takeover of the committee room, which was endorsed by GOP leadership ― the chamber’s No. Gaetz, who is leading the efforts, was already kicked out of the committee room when he tried a similar stunt by himself weeks ago.

Source: Huffington Post October 23, 2019 18:38 UTC