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Republican asks witnesses if they voted for Trump

Representative Tom McClintock asked the four witnesses in the House Judiciary Committee's Wednesday impeachment hearing to disclose if they voted for President Trump in 2016. Constitutional law scholar Pamela Karlan protested the question, noting she has every right to cast a secret ballot. When McClintock, a Republican, rephrased the question to ask if the witnesses supported Mr. Trump ahead of the 2016 election, no one raised their hand -- although witness Noah Feldman said that failing to raise a hand should not be interpreted as an answer.

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Gaetz questions witnesses on writings

Representative Matt Gaetz, a vocal supporter of President Trump, aggressively questioned three of the witnesses in the House Judiciary Committee's Wednesday impeachment hearing over their previous campaign donations and writings. Constitutional law scholar Michael Gerhardt confirmed that his family donated to President Obama, while Pamela Karlan said she contributed to Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Gaetz, a Florida Republican, also presented writings from Feldman in which he questioned impeaching Mr. Trump, to which Feldman replied the July 25 call changed his perspective "for good reason."

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