House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes, a Republican from California, used part of his opening statement to criticize the Democrats and how they've run the impeachment inquiry.
He mentioned the first the first public hearing, which happened on Wednesday.
"I'm glad that on Wednesday, after the Democrats staged six weeks of secret depositions in the basement of the Capitol — like some kind of strange cult — the American people finally got to see this farce for themselves," Nunes said.
Remember: While the hearings were behind closed doors, both Republican and Democratic members of the committee were allowed to attend.
He also accused Democrats of using Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky as an "excise" to being impeachment proceedings.
"So Americans can rightly suspect that his phone call with President Zelensky was used as an excuse for the Democrats to fulfill their Watergate fantasies," he said.
Watch the moment: