When it comes to these new impeachment rules, and comparing them to the processes of the past, both sides are making claims that aren't entirely true.
The cleanest answer to this question is that the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle.
The overarching difference now is that the House Intelligence Committee is playing the fact-gathering role that an independent or special prosecutor played in the previous cases. That means House Democrats have devised rules for a process that really hasn't happened in recent history.Republicans object to a rule that says Democrats can shut down subpoenas requested by the GOP minority. But if you look closely at the language from the Clinton and Nixon examples, not a lot has changed.
Even back then, though, a disagreement could be put to a committee vote and the party in power would have a clear advantage. That's where the White House wants its lawyers and where much of the Democrats case will be made. This time, Judiciary has a significantly smaller role.
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