Democrats set stage for Watergate-style TV hearings

The trio of witnesses called to testify next week in the first public impeachment hearings are some of the biggest names and most significant players in the Democrats’ sprawling six-week probe into allegations President Trump pressured a foreign power to investigate his political rivals.

House Democrats know that millions of Americans will be tuning in to watch the impeachment inquiry for the first time now that weeks of closed-door depositions are giving way to televised Watergate-style hearings that are set for next Wednesday and Friday.

The hearings could be held in one of the Capitol complex’s larger rooms, such as the cavern

View the complete November 6 article by Scott Wong on The Hill website here.