All Hell Breaks Loose in GOP Hearings on Live TV

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What sparked the chaotic GOP hearings and why did MAGA Republicans subpoena Democratic governors?

Ben Meiselas 0:00
Wow, all hell has broken loose in the House of Representatives and the Senate at the same time that the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security serving as Donald Trump's Gestapo was beating, attacking, detaining uh United States Senator Alex Padilla. We saw the MAGA Republicans in the House call a hearing with sitting Democratic governors, and then you saw. Members, the MAGA Republican members yelling at the Democrats and saying, just shut up, shut up. There was screaming, there was cursing. It was going down. It is a total mess. Trump has turned all of DC with the MAGA Republicans leading it into absolute chaos. Watch what goes down here when MAGA Republican Congress member James Comer in the Oversight Committee just starts yelling at.
Ben Meiselas 0:50
At uh Democratic Congress member Frost play this clip.
Unknown 0:53
Will you come to the house? Shut up.
Maxwell Frost 0:54
Just shut up. No, you no, you don't no, you're not gonna tell me to
Ben Meiselas 0:57
shut up.
Maxwell Frost 0:58
Let's
Unknown 0:58
what if how do you how do you get him in order? You're running not
Maxwell Frost 1:01
like that.
Ben Meiselas 1:02
He's uh he's but he has been out of order six times. He's trying to get on MSNBC. You probably knocked it somebody off MSNBC to get on there. Because he's been arrested as a former Antifa member, right?
Marjorie Taylor Greene 1:16
He's a former Antifa member, Mr. Chairman. No surprise. Who's a former
Maxwell Frost 1:21
Antifa member? Me? Yeah, you. I asked that these words be taken down.
Ben Meiselas 1:26
No, Miss Green.
Marjorie Taylor Greene 1:28
Thank you. You're
Ben Meiselas 1:28
recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There's a motion. Governor Governor Hopelin is recognized. Governor Hope, you stated
Marjorie Taylor Greene 1:35
that you're a proud Democrat. Proud registered Democrat. We gotta suspend there's
Ben Meiselas 1:40
been a parliamentary And then you had again I say said there was a hearing involving Democratic governors. You then had New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hokel there, and then Marjorie Taylor Green said, Are you smiling at me? Stop smiling at me. Play this clip.
Marjorie Taylor Greene 1:53
Five to ten million dollars a day to fees feed and house the legal Are you smiling at me about this? No. You look like you got quite a smile on your face. No. Because I can tell you. Generally
Unknown 2:02
we'll not
Marjorie Taylor Greene 2:03
Uh this is my time reclaiming my time. I'm thinking about chattering. Don't you dare smile about the murder of Lake. The third time Joseph.

How did MAGA Rep. James Comer and others verbally attack Democratic witnesses during the hearings?

Marjorie Taylor Greene 2:17
The third time he was arrested was in the safe.
Ben Meiselas 2:19
Then you had Nancy Mace demanding to know of the governors what a woman is. Do you know what a woman is? Am I a woman? She says here play this clip. nineteen ninety.
Nancy Mace 2:29
Okay. Um, what is a woman? What is a woman is the question.
Tim Walz 2:38
I'm I'm not sure I understand the question here.
Nancy Mace 2:41
Well that
Tim Walz 2:42
What do you what do you want me to say? This is
Nancy Mace 2:46
I want you to say that a woman like me is an adult human female, that men can't become women. You guys are the party of violence and you're the party erasing women. You don't respect us. You're a bigot. You're a misogynist. You're a sexist. Mr. Chairman, I yield back.
Tim Walz 3:02
Congressman Lady.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 3:08
Right, well That was some kind of bingo going on over there. I don't know what's going on. Anyways, um Oh, I know what's going on. Thank you. So thank you.
Ben Meiselas 3:17
Then Marjorie Taylor Green continues to yell at Democratic New York governor Kathy Hokel and says the Department of Justice must prosecute you for murder. Play this clip.
Marjorie Taylor Greene 3:27
You are responsible for the murder of this little girl, Lakin Riley. And the Department of Justice should prosecute you for her murder.
Ben Meiselas 3:38
Objection. Objection. I don't
Marjorie Taylor Greene 3:39
care how much you object. And if you support it too, you're responsible for her murder. I yield on a
Alex Padilla 3:46
point of order. Gentle point of order. Gentlelady's time's expired. State your point.
Unknown 3:51
Mr. Chairman, these witnesses have been here for over four hours. They've all voluntarily have been engaging with our members with with respect. They've all treated our members with respect. Lake and Riley is dead forever.
Marjorie Taylor Greene 4:03
Forever.
Unknown 4:05
Forever. They can sit there all day. My time.
Ben Meiselas 4:08
Hold on.

What accusations did Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene make against Governor Kathy Hochul and the DOJ?

Ben Meiselas 4:08
Hold on. No, state your state your state your point. I'm trying
Unknown 4:11
to.
Ben Meiselas 4:11
State your point. State your point. No, no, state it's a point of inquiry, not a debate. No, no, state it's a point of inquiry, not a debate. Our rule. Our rules our
Unknown 4:17
rules, if you would let me speak, our rules of decorum dictate that our witnesses should be treated with respect.

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