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Each Congressperson on the committee will have 5 minutes to question Mueller? This format is a recipe for disaster. Why do this except to allow grandstanding and sound bites? Supposedly they want to educate the American people on a complex subject. Who are they kidding. No wonder Mueller is reluctant to testify. I'm disgusted and I think tomorrow's hearings are doomed to failure
Takket
(21,639 posts)how about congresspersons ask questions as long as they damn well feel like it?
brooklynite
(94,757 posts)With the number of Committee Members, the hearing is already approaching 4 hours.
Raven
(13,902 posts)gather input from all committee members but I would have a very focused and carefully organized approach to Mueller.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)a kennedy
(29,719 posts)marble falls
(57,333 posts)members and given them their time. this is pretty standard. I can't remember the last time there was much time over that.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)rational list of questions to ask in order with no more ad-libbing than necessary, we are doubly doomed.
But, there is always a chance something big happens.
Mike Nelson
(9,970 posts)
and witnesses can run out the clock. Really dumb way to hold a hearing...
Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)elleng
(131,176 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,905 posts)And yeah, the Congress people always make their own self-serving speeches and rarely get to anything of substance. Is AOC on the committee? She doesn't waste time and will ask really good questions.
sheshe2
(83,940 posts)Well I doubt that Mueller will grab the mic and give a soliloquy like Kavanaugh did to run out a Congresspersons time. Kav had an agenda and a Barr to meet.
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)I have seen every Kgop'r do it.