BREAKING NEWS: Jim Jordan & Stacey Plaskett Have Sudden Clash Over Rules At Weaponization Hearing

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During a House Weaponization Committee hearing on Wednesday, Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) & Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) got into a back and forth over the time allotted for opening statements.

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00:00They insisted, as was their right under the law,

00:02that the DA put me before the grand jury.

00:05So, I was scheduled for a Monday.

00:07On the Friday before, I gave the DA's office

00:10the courtesy of a Zoom conference

00:12for about an hour and a half.

00:14Eight assistant district attorneys and me on the other end.

00:17I explained, they didn't really ask me any questions,

00:21they just said, what do you want to say?

00:23Nice warm greeting for somebody

00:25who's trying to show them the right path

00:27quietly and privately,

00:28so that they could correct their error before they made it.

00:32Here's what happened.

00:33We're gonna have to, we'll stop there, Mr. Costa.

00:35We'll get back to you during the questions.

00:37Okay.

00:38Did I run out of my time already?

00:39Yeah, a little bit.

00:39Yeah, a little bit, a little bit.

00:40That's fine.

00:41I had eight minutes.

00:42This says I have 1.38 to go, or is 1.38 over?

00:441.38 over.

00:45I'm sorry.

00:46That's fine, that's fine.

00:46Excuse me, Mr. Chair, point of order.

00:49Will the witnesses all be given seven, eight minutes?

00:51What is that?

00:52Yeah.

00:53It's usually five.

00:54So, we didn't know that in advance

00:56to be able to call a witness.

00:57We're gonna give a little extra time.

00:58But she didn't have time to prepare

01:00eight minutes of testimony, opening statement.

01:03She's a smart lawyer.

01:04She can probably ad lib for a few minutes if she'd like,

01:07but that's totally up to her.

01:07We'd like it to be something more than ad lib,

01:10as we just heard, or testify.

01:12We listened to you talk for 14 minutes and 14 seconds.

01:14That's called an opening statement.

01:16I'm allowed to talk as long as I want.

01:17I know, and I was fine.

01:18I let you go 14 minutes and 14 seconds.

01:20You can, you have to let me go for 14 minutes.

01:22That's exactly right.

01:23That's what I wanted to do.

01:24Exactly, exactly right.

01:25Mr. Trustee, you are recognized for your opening statement.

01:26Courtesy of advance notice would have been helpful.

BREAKING NEWS: Jim Jordan & Stacey Plaskett Have Sudden Clash Over Rules At Weaponization Hearing

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