--- title: Impeachment Hearings: Everyone's Into Steve Castor’s Bag description: The Republican lawyer arrived at the House of Representatives with an interesting choice of briefcase. canonical: https://time.com/5746438/impeachment-hearing-steve-castor-bag/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-12-09T16:30:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T20:23:06.000Z og:title: All Eyes Are on Lawyer Steve Castor’s Briefcase Choice at the Impeachment Hearings og:description: The Republican lawyer made a very practical choice og:url: https://time.com/5746438/impeachment-hearing-steve-castor-bag/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c15d4e917989127/698a073886f68ecf556ee0a6/gabriella-demczuk-stephen-castor-bag-impeachment-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2400 og:image:height: 1350 og:image:alt: gabriella-demczuk-stephen-castor-bag-impeachment-1 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: All Eyes Are on Lawyer Steve Castor’s Briefcase Choice at the Impeachment Hearings twitter:description: The Republican lawyer made a very practical choice twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c15d4e917989127/698a073886f68ecf556ee0a6/gabriella-demczuk-stephen-castor-bag-impeachment-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # People Have Taken Notice of Lawyer Steve Castor’s Grocery Bag at the Impeachment Hearing > Sponsored content. 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The House Judiciary Committee received a detailed summing up of the impeachment case against President Donald Trump Monday as Democrats prepare formal charges against him._ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Updated: Dec 12, 2023 8:23 PM UTCPublished: Dec 9, 2019 4:30 PM UTC The House Judiciary Committee received a detailed summing up of the impeachment case against President Donald Trump Monday as Democrats prepare formal charges against him. by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Updated: Dec 12, 2023 8:23 PM UTCPublished: Dec 9, 2019 4:30 PM UTC The House Judiciary Committee opened its doors on Monday to formally hear from Democratic and [Republican](https://time.com/5744248/mitch-mcconnell-trump-impeachment/) lawyers laying out their cases for or against [hearings](https://time.com/5746342/hearing-trump-impeachment-charges/) that could result in the impeachment of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power, bribery and obstruction. When Republican Counsel Steve Castor walked into the hearing room at the U.S. House of Representatives to once again testify before the [Judiciary Committee](https://time.com/5745810/white-house-judiciary-committee-impeachment/), he brought along binders full of documents and materials he may need to make his case. Instead of tucking them into a box or a briefcase, though, he opted to stick them into a reusable The Fresh Market grocery bag—and the internet noticed.  Castor's reusable shopping bag, filled with documents and notes. Gabriella Demczuk for TIME Soon after Castor walked into the room, eagle-eyed political reporters started to share images of the lawyer’s reusable tote. The relatable moment offered impeachment watchers a brief moment of humor during an otherwise tense week in Washington as Democrats prepare for a full House vote on the [articles of impeachment](https://time.com/5746342/hearing-trump-impeachment-charges/) drafted under the direction of [Speaker Nancy Pelosi](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567750/nancy-pelosi-2/). > [](https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1204038674649952262) > [](https://twitter.com/ChadPergram/status/1204045803502874624) > [](https://twitter.com/alaynatreene/status/1204038548766306304) > [](https://twitter.com/jim%5Fnewell/status/1204040197723316230) > [](https://twitter.com/AndrewDesiderio/status/1204038963113140226) > [](https://twitter.com/Milbank/status/1204039543143440385) > [](https://twitter.com/Elationiam/status/1204057723362525185) > [](https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1204038634321645576) **Correction, Dec. 9** The original version of this story misstated where Steve Cantor’s grocery bag is from. 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