Republicans insists Intelligence Committee needs to stop being so partisan ... if Democrats run it
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With the chance that Democrats may take the House looming ever larger, Republicans are deeply concerned that they may … politicize the House Intelligence Committee. That’s right. The committee headed up by Devin Nunes and known for its independence in reRepublicans insists Intelligence Committee needs to stop being so partisan ... if Democrats run it
With the chance that Democrats may take the House looming ever larger, Republicans are deeply concerned that they may … politicize the House Intelligence Committee. That’s right. The committee headed up by Devin Nunes and known for its independence in refusing to call a single witness put forward by Democrats, quashing every single subpoena put forward by Democrats, composing and issuing a committee report without ever allowing a Democratic member to see it … might become “overtly partisan.” The House Intelligence Committee has demonstrated it’s nonpartisanship in the last two years by closing down the investigation into Russia after making a less-than-token gesture, constantly throwing up new assaults on the DOJ and FBI, and opening multiple new investigations into Hillary Clinton’s emails, the Uranium One deal, and FBI actions before the 2016 election. But according to Politico, Republicans are suddenly seeing a need to put this committee to bed. “It has to revert back to the way that it was, sort of like the sleepy little classified committee that nobody ever hears about,” said Rep. Tom Rooney (R-Fla.), who joined the House Intelligence Committee in 2011 and is retiring from Congress in January. Yes. With Democrats poised to take control, and perhaps, just maybe, launch a few investigations of their own, Republicans have developed a sudden real concern about how the nation “suffers” from a too-highly politicized Intelligence Committee. Prospective members for the next iteration of the committee are piling up—with as many as 70 names on the Republican side alone. That’s one out of three Republican congressmen itchin’ to get on the Intelligence Committee. It’s no secret why Republicans want to climb on board. If they hold the House, they get to be the ones poking forks at Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Andrew McCabe, and anyone else they can think of, plausible or implausible, to haul in for a good “are you now or have you ever been” session. If Democrats do take the House, Republicans on the committee will be first up on the chest-beating wall of Trump defenders. That may not seem like an enviable post, but it’s proven to be extraordinarily lucrative for Nunes and others who have used their ability to kick off conspiracy theories on demand to fill their campaign coffers. Read more