Republicans argue that the Democrats’ process is unfair because the president is not allowed to have counsel in the deposition room. They say Democrats are rushing the process, cherry-picking material to leak to reporters and classifying material that shouldn’t be classified. Republicans say Democrats recently clamped down on the process by which committee members can review the interview transcripts. Democrats say Republicans would rather take issue with the process than talk about the evidence being presented. The majority of the questioning at the hearings is done by staff lawyers, with occasional interruptions from lawmakers, according to several people in the room.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 23, 2019 23:52 UTC