Republican asks witnesses if they voted for Trump

Representative Tom McClintock asked the four witnesses in the House Judiciary Committee's Wednesday impeachment hearing to disclose if they voted for President Trump in 2016. Constitutional law scholar Pamela Karlan protested the question, noting she has every right to cast a secret ballot. When McClintock, a Republican, rephrased the question to ask if the witnesses supported Mr. Trump ahead of the 2016 election, no one raised their hand -- although witness Noah Feldman said that failing to raise a hand should not be interpreted as an answer.

[MNKI]

Every time I'm sure that they could not stoop any lower, they prove me wrong.

[OneTakeJay]

The prvate vote is a sacred right . And this is a prime example of what rhat individual thinks of the bill of rights

[IPODsify]

I'm curious as to what the point of that exercise is, voting for someone doesn't mean you endlessly support every choice they will ever make

[Raja-bzyw]

This is a stupid question to ask who they voted for means nothing to the investigation

[Pait]

No American has to disclose how they voted in any election. Of course in Russia's "democracy" that's one of the 1st things they'd want to know.

[SplotPublishing]

That was utterly disgusting. Not bad enough that he asked, but that he tried to pull that trick where their refusing to answer is assumed to be an answer. SHAME on him!

[vinceedwards]

That congressman asking them if they voted for most unAmerican thing I have heard. That is just nuts.

[villanelle]

That is TOTALLY inappropriate to ask who they voted for.

[billmanus]

It's not his business who they voted for.

[TexRose]

The slickest trick in the book, trying for some more sound bite for the Trump supporters to "see I told you so". Glad the people on the panel did not fall for it.

[MindRiderFPV]

What that has to do with him being a crook?

[voxkine]

So what I’m hearing is that every republican who didn’t vote for Obama was innately against Obama on everything and biased in every position they took?

[rashadgaston]

Ok, I thought you couldn’t ask anyone that question and he’s a congressman who supposed to know the law?

[shadowmere]

Friendly reminder the tax payers are paying this guys bills

[anony]

Congress is just having the time of their lives right now

[ginner]

He would have looked sick if they had all raised their hands. lol

[cherylketter]

This is a new low voting it's private

[davidellis]

Lol, Anyone of intellect did not vote for Trump.

[steveszymanski]

Absolutely appalling. A citizen has the right to keep their vote private. That representative should have been censured.

[JA-elml]

Is this a loyalty oath to the king? Or to the United States? This is what happens when you ask for loyalty to a person over loyalty to the country - a monarchy or a dictatorship.