'Absent yourself': Transcripts reveal what Chairman Schiff told Rep. Gaetz when he crashed a secure hearing.
Gaetz insisted that he had a"right" to be there, asking Schiff if there was a"rule" the California lawmaker could cite that would bar Gaetz from entry to the SCIF.
In response, Schiff said:"You're not a member of this committee. This is conducted in closed session." He later added that he was"citing the House rules and the deposition rules. You are not permitted to be here." Gaetz pressed Schiff to specify which rule was being cited, at which point Schiff said:"Mr. Gaetz, why don't you take your spectacle outside? This is not how we conduct ourselves in this committee."
"I've seen how you've conducted yourself in this committee," Gaetz replied."I'd like to be here to observe."It appears the proceedings resumed as planned sometime shortly after that exchange. House rules only allow members to participate in depositions if they serve on the committees holding the depositions, which in the case of the impeachment inquiry are the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees.
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