—Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) October 23, 2019
—Scott Thuman (@ScottThuman) October 23, 2019
Gaetz's Twitter account tweeted from inside the area: "BREAKING: I led over 30 of my colleagues into the SCIF where Adam Schiff is holding secret impeachment depositions. Still inside - more details to come."
He later added "**Tweet from Staff**"
—Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) October 23, 2019
The group even, reportedly, ordered pizza.
—Sam Stein (@samstein) October 23, 2019
The tweets from inside the secure area forced police to perform a security breach sweep of the area, Axios reported.
In response to the protest, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff left the hearing with Cooper and postponed the testimony indefinitely, according to The Hill.
Rep. Roger Marshall, a Republican from Kansas, said Schiff said nothing before leaving with Cooper.
"He doesn't have the guts to come talk to us," Marshall told The Hill. "He left, he just got up and left. He doesn't have the guts to tell us why we can't come in the room, why he doesn't want this to be transparent. It's the biggest facade, biggest farce of my life."
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