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Budwick Don't forget - you gotta plan the whole thing in private and deny the presidents lawyers access!
You are whining about the rules that the republicans themselves created 🤷♂️
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CPRT-105HPRT49381/pdf/CPRT-105HPRT49381.pdf#page=9
105th Congress - might want to think back.
Then, republicans themselves kept adding to it.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CPRT-112HPRT68512/pdf/CPRT-112HPRT68512.pdf#page=202
112th - and there are more for 113th, 114th, and 115th.
And republicans made a point on these rules when they were running congressional investigations, for example, in Benghazi hearings.
Witnesses may be accompanied at a deposition by counsel to advise them of their rights. No one may be present at depositions except members, committee staff designated by the chair or ranking minority member, an official reporter, the witness, and the witness’s counsel. Observers or counsel for other persons, or for agencies under investigation, may not attend.
https://www.congress.gov/113/crec/2014/05/09/CREC-2014-05-09-pt1-PgH4056.pdf
Republicans have controlled congressional investigations for 20 of the last 25 years, and have written the book on how these investigations are done, literally.
This brand of bitching is truly delicious.
