New developments arise in the connection between the Trump whistleblower and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff.

The State Department Inspector General opens up another mess, and President Trump goes off in front of the head of Finland.

I'm Ben Shapiro. This is the Ben Shapiro show.

I mean, I do have to say, you have to feel a little bit bad for the foreign leaders who sit there while President Trump goes off because, man, when President Trump does these press conferences and goes off on the press and then goes off on the Democrats and you are like the President of Finland or the Prime Minister of Finland and you are sitting there looking like you just cannot wait to get out like Jim from the

office. It's pretty, it's pretty spectacular stuff. Well, a lot breaking in the news. First, I think

that it's important to make a note that Andrew McCarthy makes today over at the Hill. He, of course,

is a legal correspondent for National Review. And he gives some important information about the

background of this whole impeachment inquiry. And that is that so far,

it is basically kabuki theater, meaning it's not an official impeachment inquiry. For all the talk

about it's an impeachment inquiry, and we're supposed to put all of our focus into impeachment,

nothing has actually fundamentally changed. Here's what Andy McCarthy writes today. He says,

there is no impeachment inquiry. There are no subpoenas.

You are not to be faulted if you think a formal inquest is underway and that legal process

has been issued. The misimpression is completely understandable if you've been taking in media coverage,

in particular reporting on a haughty September 27th letter from House Democrats,

presuming to direct Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on pain of citation for obstruction to cooperate in their demands to depose State Department officials and review various records.

The letter is signed by not one, but three committee chairman.

Remember your elementary math, though. Zero is still zero, even when multiplied by three.

What is portrayed as an impeachment inquiry is actually just a made-for-cable TV political soap opera.

The House of Representatives is not conducting a formal impeachment inquiry.

To the contrary, says Andy McCarthy, Congressional Democrats are conducting the 2020 political campaign.

The House has not voted as a body to authorize an impeachment inquiry.

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