Sunday shows — New impeachment phase dominates

by The Hill staff - 11/10/19 11:38 AM ET

The House impeachment inquiry shifts to a new public phase, with testimony scheduled from three witnesses starting Wednesday.

The topic dominated the Sunday political shows, with key Democrats and Republicans weighing in.

Read The Hill’s complete coverage below.

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Speier says impeachment inquiry shows ‘very strong case of bribery’ by Trump

By REBECCA KLAR

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), a member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, said the public phase of the impeachment inquiry is more likely to sway Americans than the Mueller report did because of what she called the clear nature of President Trump’s bribery.

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Swalwell: Depositions provided evidence of an ‘extortion scheme’

By ZACK BUDRYK

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said depositions in the House’s impeachment inquiry have already established an “extortion scheme” by the White House.

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Speier defends Democrats’ decision to keep whistleblower out of public hearings

By REBECCA KLAR

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) said on ABC “This Week” that the Republicans’ request for the whistleblower to testify is grounded in the House minority “making an issue of anything that they think will give them some gravitas.”

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Intelligence panel Republican: ‘How we treat this whistleblower will impact whistleblowers in the future’

By ZACK BUDRYK

Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas), a former CIA officer who serves on the House Intelligence Committee, on Sunday defended the whistleblower whose complaint helped spark the impeachment inquiry into President Trump even as he blasted Chairman Adam Schiff’s (D-Calif.) handling of the probe.

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Klobuchar: ‘I have seen no reason why’ Hunter Biden would need to testify

By JUSTINE COLEMAN

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), a 2020 White House hopeful, said on Sunday that she hasn’t seen any reason why former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter would need to testify as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, as Republicans have requested.

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House Democrat: ‘I think we will end up calling’ some witnesses on GOP list

By ZACK BUDRYK

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said on “Fox News Sunday” that some witnesses requested by Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) would likely be called in the House’s impeachment inquiry.

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Johnson dismisses testimony from White House officials contradicting Trump as ‘just their impression’

By JUSTINE COLEMAN

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Sunday dismissed testimony from current and former White House officials that contradicted President Trump, saying it was “just their impression” of the situation.

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Rand Paul says Trump has ‘every right’ to withhold Ukraine aid over corruption

By JUSTIN WISE

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a vocal ally of President Trump, on Sunday dismissed allegations that the White House committed a quid pro quo in its dealings with Ukraine, arguing that the president has “every right” to withhold aid from a country where he believes corruption is taking place.

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Top Armed Services Republican: Trump’s Ukraine call ‘inappropriate’ not ‘impeachable’

By REBECCA KLAR

Rep. Mac Thornberry (Texas), the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, said Sunday that President Trump’s call with Ukraine’s president, which is at the center of House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, was “inappropriate” but not “impeachable.”

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GOP senator on asking foreign countries to investigate Americans: ‘It depends on the circumstances’

By ZACK BUDRYK

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said Sunday that President Trump could have been “over the line” to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, but added that it “depends on the circumstances.”

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Alan Dershowitz: Congress is trying to ‘create crimes out of nothing’

By TAL AXELROD

Attorney Alan Dershowitz warned that Americans should be “frightened” of the House’s impeachment investigation, accusing Democrats of trying to “create crimes out of nothing.”

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Brown confirms he won’t enter 2020 race: ‘I think it’s a good field’

By REBECCA KLAR

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) confirmed once again on Sunday that he has no plans to enter to 2020 presidential primary race and dismissed concerns others have expressed about the candidates in the race.

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Paul dismisses Bevin loss, touts ‘red wave’ in other Kentucky races

By REBECCA KLAR

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) dismissed incumbent Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s apparent loss in Kentucky as an individual loss and not an indication of a larger shift in Kentucky politics.

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Joint chiefs chairman: Fewer than 1,000 troops will remain in Syria

By REBECCA KLAR

“The footprint will be small, but the objective will remain the same: the enduring defeat of ISIS,” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said in an interview on ABC’s “This Week.”

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