Rep. Adam Schiff is being slammed for yet another interruption of Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik during impeachment hearings as he repeatedly told her she couldn’t speak because he would not recognize her.
The House Intelligence Committee chairman rebuffed the New York congresswoman again after she tried to interject with points of order during Friday’s hearing which included testimony from Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine.
(Video: CSPAN)
Stefanik and her colleague, Rep. Jim Jordan, interjected just as ranking member Devin Nunes finished his opening statement on Friday.
“Mr. Chairman, I have a point of order under H Res 660,” Stefanik announced. “The point of order is, will the chairman continue to prohibit witnesses from answering Republican questions as you’ve done in closed hearings, and as you did this week when you interrupted our questions?”
“The gentlewoman will suspend,” Schiff interrupted, banging the gavel. “That is not a proper point of order. The gentlewoman will suspend.”
Adam Schiff #RegimeofSecrecy continues. He is making up the rules as he goes along and not only interrupts and limits Republican questions. But also our important parliamentary questions.
— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) November 15, 2019
“Mr. Chairman, I have a point of order,” Jordan jumped in, as Schiff shut him down over and over.
“I have a point of order, though,” the Ohio Republican stressed, adding that “there are four transcripts that have not been released.”
“Gentleman is not recognized!’ Schiff exclaimed, slamming the gavel.
“Holy cow,” an exasperated Jordan responded.
“The ranking member was allowed to exceed the opening statement, and I was happy to allow him to do so,” Schiff said.
How many times can Adam Schiff say “the Gentlewoman is NOT recognized”? He clearly has NO interest in letting Republicans have any say in the impeachment hearings. Watch him interrupt us multiple times and refuse to yield for our parliamentary questions?? pic.twitter.com/DnudgOe5Ed
— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) November 15, 2019
But Republicans persisted, with Stefanik jumping back in.
“Mr. Chairman, I have a point of order. Mr. Chairman, I have a point of order,” she said.
“The gentlewoman is not recognized,” the California Democrat repeated before banging his gavel again.
“So we know, clearly, you are going to interrupt us throughout this hearing,” Stefanik said.
The exchange followed the two tangling over the transcript of the July 25 phone call between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump as the New York congresswoman tried to enter it into evidence. Stefanik noted that Schiff had “mischaracterized the call” before. The Democrat interrupted and ordered that Stefanik “will suspend.”
Schiff quick to cut off GOP Rep when she attempts to enter his ‘parody’ transcript of Trump-Ukraine call https://t.co/e5LA2VGW2O
— Conservative News (@BIZPACReview) November 14, 2019
“What is the interruption for this time?” Stefanik asked Schiff on Friday as tensions escalated ahead of testimony from Yovanovitch.
A battle of words and procedures then unfolded as Schiff, Stefanik, and Nunes locked horns over the congresswoman’s ability to question the witness.
(Video: CBS News)
“The ranking member yielded time to another member of Congress,” Stefanik argued.
“Nope,” Schiff responded, banging his gavel again.
“You’re gagging the member from New York?” an incredulous Nunes asked.
“This is the fifth time you have interrupted a duly-elected member of Congress,” Stefanik told Schiff during the fiery exchange.
The committee chairman insisted he was following House rules in blocking the lawmaker from speaking, and he later allowed Nunes to yield his time to Stefanik.
(Video: CSPAN)
But many watching the proceedings unfold wondered if there was more to Schiff’s reluctance to allow Stefanik to speak, especially in light of the allegedly sexist remark made about the congresswoman by ABC political analyst Matthew Dowd.
WOW: Adam Schiff won’t allow @EliseStefanik to ask questions. What is he afraid of?
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) November 15, 2019
Clearly @RepAdamSchiff is threatened by @EliseStefanik speaking at all.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2019
Why did Adam Schiff shut down a female member of the committee?
— FlavorVaper Lizzy (@StarChamberMaid) November 15, 2019
Adam Schiff continues to stop Rep. @EliseStefanik from asking questions. Where are all the feminists at? What is this guy’s deal?!?! pic.twitter.com/Ozsl55yvWb
— ForAmerica (@ForAmerica) November 15, 2019
Nevertheless, she persisted. https://t.co/9BYYYcCB8t
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) November 15, 2019
According to Democrat rules, this move was sexist and threatening. I didn’t write them, just applying them to keep y’all consistent.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2019
Like you guys wouldn’t be yaaaas queening your content all over the web if she was muh squad.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) November 15, 2019
Here’s why Adam Schiff didn’t want Elise Stefanik to ask any questions: pic.twitter.com/Oz55a4Nvw5
— Caleb Hull ??? (@CalebJHull) November 15, 2019
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