'Trump ordered you to be here!' Dem shreds GOP for MAGA fealty at impeachment hearing

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) scolded his Republican colleagues on Tuesday for moving forward with what Democrats described as a "sham" impeachment hearing.

At a House Rules Committee hearing on the possible impeachment of President Joe Biden, McGovern said former President Donald Trump was behind the crusade.

"They're upset Trump lost," McGovern said of the 2020 election. "He's upset he lost. Some of them still don't even believe he lost. Many of them are upset that the insurrection didn't succeed on January 6th. And today, they want to finish the job."

"Donald Trump says jump," he continued. "The MAGA extremists say, 'how high?' Donald Trump asked them to impeach Joe Biden, and here we are."

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McGovern called the effort to impeach Biden a "national disgrace."

"I mean, I could be here all day reading quotes from your colleagues, Republicans, who basically have publicly admitted this is a waste of time after a year, after a year," he explained. "So let's be honest. We are here because Donald Trump ordered you to be here. He wants to finish the job."

"We're here basically because this is what the former disgraced President wants from you," he concluded.

Watch the video below from House Rules.