'Some guy I never heard of': Dem rips little-known Republican for judge impeachment stunt
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) mocked Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) for not being in attendance at a House Judiciary Committee hearing after calling for the impeachment of a judge who temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's agenda.
"We're about two plus hours into this hearing, maybe three, and as I'm taking stock, we're here because some guy I've never heard of, he might be in Congress, introduced an impeachment resolution," Swalwell said at Tuesday's hearing.
"He's not here, he hasn't been here for at least the last hour, and every witness here is in agreement that we really shouldn't be impeaching judges. I haven't heard a single colleague on the other side say we should be impeaching judges."
"And this guy's just raising bucks on this issue," he continued. "This is like a fundraising ploy, but we all are here, like we're in our suits, we're wasting, or we're not dedicating ourselves to other matters because this guy wrote some article."
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Swalwell dared Gill to bring a resolution to the House floor to force a vote on impeaching U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg for blocking Trump's attempt to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport immigrants.
"I dare him to bring a privilege resolution because we can actually debate this, but it's just a stunt," the Democrat opined. "I promise you, it's a stunt."
"I will contribute to his campaign if he brings before this committee an impeachment resolution," he added.