Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee turned Jim Jordan's Robert Hur hearing into a platform to expose Donald Trump.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a former prosecutor, questioned why Rep. Heo mentioned Biden's memory in the report.
Former prosecutor Adam Schiff said to Robert Herr, “You can’t be naive enough to think that your words wouldn’t have caused a political storm. Did you understand it when you wrote it? When I decided to include that word.” pic.twitter.com/D61TSibqu2
— Sarah Liz Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 12, 2024
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Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-CA) asked Rep. Heo whether he would accept Donald Trump's appointment if Trump returns to the White House.
REPRESENTATIVE ERIC SWOLWELL: First, I want to know if you have promised not to take on Donald Trump's promises. If he gets elected president again.
ROBERT HUR: Congressman, I'm not here to testify about what's going to happen. pic.twitter.com/umaFCTdHlY
— Sarah Liz Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 12, 2024
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) then came on and asked Hur a series of yes or no questions, making him listen to the hearing.
Ryu asked Mr. Heo, “Did you see that President Biden instructed his lawyer to lie to the FBI?” We have not seen any such evidence. “Did you know that President Biden has instructed his lawyers to destroy classified documents?”
How, “No.”
Liu continued, “Did you discover that President Biden instructed his personal assistant to move boxes of documents to hide them from the FBI?”
How, “No.”
Liu asked, “Are you aware that President Biden ordered his personal assistant to delete the security camera footage after the FBI requested it?”
How to say “no”
Liu asked, “Did you discover that President Biden showed classified maps related to the ongoing military operation to unauthorized campaign staff?”
Mr. Heo answered, “No.”
Liu then asked, “Have you discovered that President Biden participated in a conspiracy to obstruct justice?”
How, “No.”
Ted Liu's final question was, “Have you discovered that President Biden was involved in a plan to conceal classified documents?”
How to say “no”
Lieu continued, “Each of the activities I just described described what Donald Trump did through his disastrous mishandling of classified information and his criminal efforts to defraud the FBI. On the other hand, President Biden handed over the documents without delay and fully complied with the investigators’ instructions,” he said.
The real purpose of this hearing was to lay the groundwork to attempt impeachment over President Biden's handling of classified documents, but Republican lawmakers showed that they have nothing more to say. Hearings were held all over the Republican Party, and Democrats used this national platform to show that Trump had committed crimes, had cognitive impairment, and was unfit for office.
Jim Jordan and James Comer gave Democrats a national platform to argue why Trump should never return to the White House, a disaster for the former president and his party.
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