Later this morning, the House Intelligence Committee will come to order to host the first

public impeachment hearings against the president. And Michael McFall, he knows better than most people

what's going to happen next. You testified in front of Adam Schiff not so long ago.

Yes.

I looked up your testimony. It was striking to me because it was rough.

Thank you. Will come to order. Without objection, the chair is empowered to declare a recess at any time.

Yeah, it was crazy.

This hearing was back in March, way before the current scandal about Ukraine, before even the Mueller

report was released.

I mean, I've testified for a quarter of a century by now before many different committees,

some controlled by Republicans, some controlled by Democrats.

I have never witnessed the degree of

confrontation that they had among their own members. That went on for an hour before they even

got to us, if you recall. McFall is a former U.S. ambassador to Russia. He came to Capitol

Hill to testify about Russian election interference.

This confrontation he's talking about, it happened after Adam Schiff had opened the hearings,

earnest as ever, somberly laying out the meeting's purpose, which is when the Republican

members of the committee decided to try to jump in and stage some kind of coup.

As such, we have no faith in your ability to discharge your duties in a manner consistent

with your constitutional responsibility and urge your immediate resignation as chairman of the committee.

Mr. Chairman, this letter is signed by all nine members of the Republican side of the House

of the committee, and I ask unanimous to consent the Republican side of the House of the committee.

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