| Clip Of House Judiciary Hearing on Justice Department Oversight
Report Video IssueRep. Gohmert "Gavels" Down Witness
2020-06-24T12:45:19-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/164/20200624124750010_hd.jpgToward the end of former Deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer's opening statement, Rep. Gohmert (R-TX) decides the witness's time has expired and repeatedly attempts to "gavel" him down. Chair Nadler allows Mr. Ayer to continue which causes Republican members to object. "There's no rules about when you can make noise," argues Rep. Gohmert.
Toward the end of former Deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer's opening statement, Rep. Gohmert (R-TX) decides the witness's time has… read more
Toward the end of former Deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer's opening statement, Rep. Gohmert (R-TX) decides the witness's time has expired and repeatedly attempts to "gavel" him down. Chair Nadler allows Mr. Ayer to continue which causes Republican members to object. "There's no rules about when you can make noise," argues Rep. Gohmert. close
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- Kelly Armstrong U.S. Representative [R] North Dakota
- Don Ayer Deputy Attorney General (Former) Department of Justice
- Karen Bass U.S. Representative [D] California
- Andy Biggs U.S. Representative [R] Arizona
- Ken Buck U.S. Representative [R] Colorado
- David N. Cicilline U.S. Representative [D] Rhode Island
- Ben Cline U.S. Representative [R] Virginia
- Lou Correa U.S. Representative [D] California
- Madeleine Dean U.S. Representative [D] Pennsylvania
- Val Demings U.S. Representative [D] Florida
- Ted Deutch U.S. Representative [D] Florida
- Veronica Escobar U.S. Representative [D] Texas
- Matt Gaetz U.S. Representative [R] Florida
- Sylvia Garcia U.S. Representative [D] Texas
- Pramila Jayapal U.S. Representative [D] Washington
- Hakeem Jeffries U.S. Representative [D] New York
- Debbie Lesko U.S. Representative [R] Arizona
- Ted Lieu U.S. Representative [D] California
- Lucia "Lucy" K. McBath U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
- Tom McClintock U.S. Representative [R] California
- Debbie Mucarsel-Powell U.S. Representative [D] Florida
- Joe Neguse U.S. Representative [D] Colorado
- Jamie Raskin U.S. Representative [D] Maryland
- Guy Reschenthaler U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
- Cedric Richmond U.S. Representative [D] Louisiana
- Martha Roby U.S. Representative [R] Alabama
- Mary Gay Scanlon U.S. Representative [D] Pennsylvania
- James Sensenbrenner Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Wisconsin
- Greg Stanton U.S. Representative [D] Arizona
- Greg Steube U.S. Representative [R] Florida
- Eric Swalwell U.S. Representative [D] California
- Steve Chabot U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
- Steve Cohen U.S. Representative [D] Tennessee
- Doug Collins U.S. Representative [R] Georgia
- Louie Gohmert Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Texas
- Sheila Jackson Lee U.S. Representative [D] Texas
- Hank Johnson Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
- Mike Johnson U.S. Representative [R] Louisiana
- Jim Jordan U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
- Zoe Lofgren U.S. Representative [D] California
- Michael B. Mukasey Attorney General (Former) Department of Justice
- Jerrold Nadler U.S. Representative [D] New York