00:00Opposition lawmakers have invited scholars to testify at an impeachment hearing for President Lai Qingde.
00:06Some had harsh words about what they called Lai's disregard for the Constitution.
00:32It comes after an official impeachment vote was set for May 19th.
00:36The move by the opposition Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party is seen as symbolic,
00:41as they do not have enough combined votes to reach the two-thirds majority needed to impeach Lai.
00:47The president's ruling Democratic Progressive Party did not invite anyone to Monday's hearing
00:51and are refusing to participate in the final vote.
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