Tue Jan 24, 2023, 08:05 PM

McCarthy formally blocks Schiff, Swalwell from Intel panel

Source: The Hill

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday formally rejected two Democrats — Reps. Adam Schiff (Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (Calif.) — from serving on the Intelligence Committee, escalating the two-year, tit-for-tat battle between the parties over who is qualified for certain positions on Capitol Hill.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) had written to McCarthy on Saturday asking that both Schiff and Swalwell be seated on the Intel panel, where membership assignments come solely at the discretion of the Speaker.

McCarthy rejected the request, saying Schiff and Swalwell’s previous actions make them unfit to serve on a panel with jurisdiction over and access to sensitive issues of national security.

“In order to maintain a standard worthy of this committee’s responsibilities, I am hereby rejecting the appointments of Representative Adam Schiff and Representative Eric Swalwell to serve on the Intelligence Committee,” he wrote in a letter to Jeffries.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3829218-mccarthy-formally-blocks-schiff-swalwell-from-intel-panel/

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McCarthy formally blocks Schiff, Swalwell from Intel panel (Original post)	brooklynite	Jan 24	OP
No words	bucolic_frolic	Jan 24	#1
Two words:	keroro gunsou	Jan 25	#44
I wonder which former idiot President ( there's only one)	Firestorm49	Jan 25	#50
Jeffries needs McCarthy to detail the claims	blm	Jan 24	#2
He Doesn't Have To Be Specific	SoCalDavidS	Jan 24	#4
Of course, but, grab the narrative	blm	Jan 24	#26
No, he really doesn't. Congress is run on traditions crafted by wealthy white men of privilege.	NullTuples	Jan 24	#27
So pathetically childish	ShazzieB	Jan 24	#3
What Makes You Think He's Not Doing It On His Own?	SoCalDavidS	Jan 24	#7
There's plenty of supporting evidence for that!	littlemissmartypants	Jan 24	#35
Oh, he's being a dick all right. But he's not doing it JUST to be a dick.	ShazzieB	Jan 25	#45
Why would	Delphinus	Jan 24	#22
Mocking oversight is more gas lighting. Enough Mr. MTG. Meat puppet for Maggats. What a mockery.	Evolve Dammit	Jan 24	#5
"In order to maintain a standard worthy of this committee's responsibilities,"	OAITW r.2.0	Jan 24	#6
So put some insurrectionists on the Intel Committee, that's keeping respectable...by GOP standards.	Samrob	Jan 24	#31
REVENGE POLITICS PROBABLY DIRECTED BY MARJORIE TAYLOR GREEN	YoshidaYui	Jan 24	#8
Yep, sounds like revenge politics to me.	sakabatou	Jan 24	#13
I K R?	YoshidaYui	Jan 24	#21
That's what it is all right.	ShazzieB	Jan 25	#47
Could McCarthy block ALL Dems from the Intelligence Committee? It's terrifying to think what the	LaMouffette	Jan 24	#9
Kevin McCarthy is unfit	MacKasey	Jan 24	#10
Yes--for anything. n/t	CaliforniaPeggy	Jan 24	#12
Unbelievable, esp. for Schiff who was the former Chair of the Panel	Hugh_Lebowski	Jan 24	#11
How so? He has done absolutely nothing wrong.	Bev54	Jan 24	#14
Because former Chairs almost never get kicked off the Intel panels when the House changes hands?	Hugh_Lebowski	Jan 24	#15
why..because of a past association with a Chinese nationalist?	agingdem	Jan 24	#17
No, because Kev is doing favors for MTG.	ShazzieB	Jan 25	#46
I hope Dems make a lot of PERSISTENT loud noise about this...	ananda	Jan 24	#16
If Swalwell and Schiff are denied committee seats the	agingdem	Jan 24	#18
The Speaker shouldn't have this power....	Mark.b2	Jan 24	#19
Welcome to DU!	Delphinus	Jan 24	#23
Thank you, Delphinus!	Mark.b2	Jan 24	#24
Welcome! ❤️	littlemissmartypants	Jan 24	#38
Doesn't the full House get to vote on this?	JohnSJ	Jan 24	#20
No surprise there	Rebl2	Jan 24	#25
Elephant in the room - Putin's minions will now have access to all the Intelligence Committee knows.	NullTuples	Jan 24	#28
Republicans have standards? NT	GenThePerservering	Jan 24	#29
Of course. Because having the most knowledgeable people on the committee is of no value to the US.	JudyM	Jan 24	#30
McCarthy is so full of shit	SouthernDem4ever	Jan 24	#32
And assigns ant-vaxxer MTG to investigate Covid...	Rhiannon12866	Jan 24	#33
Isn't Kev so cute when he does things formally?	BOSSHOG	Jan 24	#34
"escalating the two year tit for tat battle". FUCK YOU, hill, for that nasty little	niyad	Jan 24	#36
"previous actions make them unfit to serve" No Sir, YOU are unfit to serve.	Ferrets are Cool	Jan 24	#37
I have to believe that when you have known pipelines to our international enemies	dobleremolque	Jan 24	#39
I think the Democrats should create their own "Intelligence Committee."	littlemissmartypants	Jan 24	#40
Hmm. And it was stupid to align with someone else!!	Laura PourMeADrink	Jan 24	#41
Sounds like they want an all GOP committee	tonekat	Jan 24	#42
"Mr. Speaker".... "I request a vote of no confidence on Kevin McCarthy"....	William Gustafson	Jan 25	#43
All I see in my mind is MTG laughing into her hands with glee.	no_hypocrisy	Jan 25	#48
tit for tat? dems remove someone from position for good cause. reps retaliate for spite.	bullimiami	Jan 25	#49

Response to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2023, 08:09 PM

bucolic_frolic (35,346 posts)

McCarthy formally blocks Schiff, Swalwell from Intel panel

1. No words

44. Two words:

50. I wonder which former idiot President ( there's only one)

2. Jeffries needs McCarthy to detail the claims

4. He Doesn't Have To Be Specific

26. Of course, but, grab the narrative

27. No, he really doesn't. Congress is run on traditions crafted by wealthy white men of privilege.

3. So pathetically childish

7. What Makes You Think He's Not Doing It On His Own?

35. There's plenty of supporting evidence for that!

45. Oh, he's being a dick all right. But he's not doing it JUST to be a dick.

22. Why would

5. Mocking oversight is more gas lighting. Enough Mr. MTG. Meat puppet for Maggats. What a mockery.

6. "In order to maintain a standard worthy of this committee's responsibilities,"

31. So put some insurrectionists on the Intel Committee, that's keeping respectable...by GOP standards.

8. REVENGE POLITICS PROBABLY DIRECTED BY MARJORIE TAYLOR GREEN

13. Yep, sounds like revenge politics to me.

21. I K R?

47. That's what it is all right.

9. Could McCarthy block ALL Dems from the Intelligence Committee? It's terrifying to think what the

10. Kevin McCarthy is unfit

12. Yes--for anything. n/t

11. Unbelievable, esp. for Schiff who was the former Chair of the Panel

14. How so? He has done absolutely nothing wrong.

15. Because former Chairs almost never get kicked off the Intel panels when the House changes hands?

17. why..because of a past association with a Chinese nationalist?

46. No, because Kev is doing favors for MTG.

16. I hope Dems make a lot of PERSISTENT loud noise about this...

18. If Swalwell and Schiff are denied committee seats the

19. The Speaker shouldn't have this power....

23. Welcome to DU!

24. Thank you, Delphinus!

38. Welcome! ❤️

20. Doesn't the full House get to vote on this?

25. No surprise there

28. Elephant in the room - Putin's minions will now have access to all the Intelligence Committee knows.

29. Republicans have standards? NT

30. Of course. Because having the most knowledgeable people on the committee is of no value to the US.

32. McCarthy is so full of shit

33. And assigns ant-vaxxer MTG to investigate Covid...

34. Isn't Kev so cute when he does things formally?

36. "escalating the two year tit for tat battle". FUCK YOU, hill, for that nasty little

37. "previous actions make them unfit to serve" No Sir, YOU are unfit to serve.

39. I have to believe that when you have known pipelines to our international enemies

40. I think the Democrats should create their own "Intelligence Committee."

41. Hmm. And it was stupid to align with someone else!!

42. Sounds like they want an all GOP committee

43. "Mr. Speaker".... "I request a vote of no confidence on Kevin McCarthy"....

48. All I see in my mind is MTG laughing into her hands with glee.

49. tit for tat? dems remove someone from position for good cause. reps retaliate for spite.