House Judiciary Committee Sets Date For Impeachment Hearing, Invites Trump To Testify

With interest (even among Democrats) in the impeachment process sliding, the House Judiciary Committee is set to take over the impeachment probe of President Trump next week, scheduling a Dec. 4 hearing.

As The Hill reports, behind Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the committee will hear from legal scholars as Democrats weigh whether the evidence turned up in their weeks-long impeachment inquiry warrants the drafting of articles aimed at removing the president from office.

The hearing, scheduled for next Wednesday, will focus on the definition of an impeachable offense and the formal application of the impeachment process. The panel will invite White House lawyers to attend and participate.

Ahead of the hearing, Nadler wrote to Trump requesting his participation – or that of White House counsel – as part of ensuring “a fair and informative process.”

Nadler announces first Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing and tells Trump he can participate. https://t.co/WsVyodGwSj pic.twitter.com/mgUEmD3Efo

— Dan Friedman (@dfriedman33) November 26, 2019

And onwards the circus goes…