Factbox: What rules will the House use in televised impeachment hearings?


  • World
  • Tuesday, 12 Nov 2019

Protesters hold an impeach sign as U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Veterans Day Parade in New York, U.S., November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When millions of Americans watch the first televised hearing in the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, they will see a different procedure than is ordinarily used for congressional committee hearings.

The Democratic-run U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 31 approved a resolution laying out the procedures guiding the inquiry, including details on who can ask questions of witnesses and time limits for questioning.

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