In late October, Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida was
one of the idiot Republican children who barged into the SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information
Facility) where an impeachment inquiry witness was getting ready to
testify. That stupid act was a major violation of security protocol. (The SCIF had to be completely reset by security experts after some of the
Republican invaders brought their cell phones into the area.)
But there’s more! Gaetz
is a master at childish, petulant, idiotic behavior and he gave an earlier performance
on Oct. 14.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff was
opening a hearing where Fiona Hill was about to testify to the
impeachment committee. Schiff began by inviting Rep. Jim Jordan, Republican from Ohio and an Orange King sycophant, to make an opening
statement. Suddenly, before Jordan started, Schiff stopped him and said: “Excuse me. Could we suspend?”
??? Schiff saw Rep. Matt Gaetz in the room - who was not
a member of any the three committees (Intelligence, Foreign Affairs, and
Oversight) conducting the depositions.
Strict House rules: not a committee member - not allowed in the closed-door session!!!!
Here are some transcript notes of the ensuing "conversation" between Schiff and Gaetz ; it's hard to believe it really happened.
THE CHAIRMAN: Excuse me. Could we suspend?
Do we have any members here who are not members of the three committees
authorized to be present?
Mr. Gaetz, you are not permitted to be in the room.
MR. GAETZ: I am on the Judiciary Committee.
THE CHAIRMAN: The Judiciary Committee is not part of this hearing.
MR. GAETZ: I thought the Judiciary Committee had jurisdiction over
impeachment.
THE CHAIRMAN: Mr. Gaetz, you are not permitted to be in the room.
Please leave.
MR. GAETZ: Mr. Chairman, really?
THE CHAIRMAN: Yes, really.
MR. GAETZ: You’re going to include members of Congress on committees
that have roles on impeachment ---
THE CHAIRMAN: Mr. Gaetz, take your statement to the press. They do you
no good here. So, please, absent yourself.
MR. GAETZ: You’re going to have someone remove me from the hearing?
THE CHAIRMAN: You’re going to remove yourself, Mr. Gaetz.
(Smarmy JORDAN jumped in then
and said: Mr. Gaetz is going to stay and listen to the testimony.)
THE CHAIRMAN: Mr. Gaetz, you’re going to leave the room.
MR. GAETZ: No, I think I have a right to be here—is there a rule you
can cite as to why I am not—
THE CHAIRMAN: You’re not a member of this committee. This is a
closed-door session. You’re not permitted to be here.
MR. GAETZ: I’m on the Judiciary Committee.
THE CHAIRMAN: Mr. Gaetz, please absent yourself from the committee.
It’s the ruling of the chair you’re not permitted to be here. Please leave the
committee.........Mr. Gaetz, you are not a member of the three designated
committees that are participating in this interview. You’re not permitted to be
here. That is the ruling of the chair and you are required to leave.
MR. GAETZ: Do you have a rule that you’re able to cite for that?
THE CHAIRMAN: I am citing the House rules and the deposition rules. You
are not permitted to be here.
MR. GAETZ: Which rule?
THE CHAIRMAN: Mr. Gaetz you are simply delaying the procedures in
violation of the rules. Please absent yourself.
MR. GAETZ: Which rule?
THE CHAIRMAN: Why don’t you take your spectacle outside? This is not
how we conduct ourselves in this committee.
MR. GAETZ: I’ve seen how you conducted yourself in this committee, and
I’d like to be here to observe.
Schiff never lost his cool but certainly by now, he'd heard
enough garbage spewing out of this 7 year old bully Republican from Florida.
THE CHAIRMAN: We’ll wait until Mr. Gaetz leaves before we begin. I do
want to say this dilatory tactic will come out of the minority’s time for
questioning.
MR. GAETZ: This isn’t dilatory. You can begin anytime you like.
THE CHAIRMAN: We’re going to begin the clock. This will come out
of the minority’s time for questioning.
(MR. JORDAN: Well, I had a statement I wanted to get to when you
interrupted me.)
THE CHAIRMAN: We’re not back on the record..............
Get the picture? A short
time later Matt Gaetz "removed himself from the room" – on his own!
This would be funnier if it wasn't so tragic - realizing that Matt Gaetz is a U.S. Representative. And what does it say about the people who voted for this arrogant/stupid/petulant/childish bully?
