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Article snippet: The career State Department officials testifying in the first public proceedings of the impeachment inquiry won’t be the only ones in the spotlight on Wednesday. Members of the House Intelligence Committee from across the political spectrum will be scrutinized for how they handle the first open hearing after weeks of clashing behind closed doors. And it won’t just be lawmakers: Key committee staff typically relegated to tasks behind the scenes will have the rare chance to ask questions of witnesses before the cameras as well. The two witnesses slated to appear in public on Wednesday have already given private testimony before impeachment investigators: William Taylor, the acting ambassador to Ukraine, and George Kent, the deputy assistant secretary of State for European and Eurasian affairs. That’s given congressional inquisitors an opportunity to know which questions will yield the most informative answers as both parties make their public case on impeachment. Here’s who to watch during the first public impeachment hearing. Rep. MORE (D-Calif.) The House Intelligence Committee chairman has become the face of Democrats’ impeachment inquiry and will be the first lawmaker to question the witnesses. He’ll be under pressure to make sure that Democrats’ first public hearing doesn’t go off the rails and that it effectively lays out a narrative of how MORE and his son Hunter Biden. “I hope that all Members will approach these proceedings with the seriousness of purpose... Link to the full article to read more