Top House Republicans are warning the appointment of Democrats Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff by Hakeem Jeffries would be detrimental to the national security of the U.S.
House Republicans say the appointment of Swalwell and Schiff to the Intelligence Committee will "erode" U.S. national security.
Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., who is the chairman of the newly formed House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, recently noted that the House speaker has"enormous latitude" for making a case to bar Swalwell and Schiff from the intelligence committee.
"When it comes to the Intelligence Committee, the speaker has enormous latitude," Gallagher said last week."And I think you can make a credible case that, given Rep. Swalwell’s past relationship and given Rep. Schiff’s conduct on the committee, that it’s in the interest of the institution to have them not on the committee."arguing Schiff"openly lied" about Russian election interference and that he had received a disturbing briefing from the FBI on Swalwell.
"I appreciate the loyalty you have to your Democrat colleagues, and I acknowledge your efforts to have two Members of Congress reinstated to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence," wrote McCarthy."But I cannot put partisan loyalty ahead of national security, and I cannot simply recognize years of service as the sole criteria for membership on this essential committee. Integrity matters more.
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