Republicans plot counterattack for impeachment hearings

The transcripts released last week from closed-door interviews with impeachment witnesses also provide a window into how the GOP plans to approach the high-stakes hearings. Republicans will try to paint the Democratically led process as politically motivated and minimize Trump’s role in the quest to persuade Ukraine to investigate his political rivals.

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And they will also try to keep the heat off Trump by attacking the Bidens and pushing other conspiracy theories about the elections…

And they could have some procedural tricks up their sleeves, too: Dozens of Republicans stormed one of the closed-door hearings to jam up the proceedings last month. And GOP members tried to force an Oversight Committee hearing to adjourn because it was taking place at the same time as one of the depositions.

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