Kevin McCarthy says Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff will be removed from House Intelligence Committee if
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Source: Business Insider/Yelena Dzhanova
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Friday said Republicans will remove Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff from the House Intelligence Committee if the GOP secures a majority in the November midterm elections.
McCarthy, the top House Republican, said during a press conference that Schiff's presence and contributions politicized the committee. Schiff currently serves as the panel's chair.
"Why is he still chair of the committee and why is he still even on the committee? In a new Congress, if it's a new majority, he will not be," McCarthy said.
"You cannot make this committee political, you cannot use it as a position of chairman to lie, and you should be focused on what the American people want you to be focused on around the world," he continued.
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"You cannot make this committee political," says the House Minority Leader with his utterly political pronouncement. Yeah, we know this is a lapdog move for the Repugh doggies, but if you think the rest of us aren't smart enough to see what's happening here ... I mean, we're not as dumb as your side is.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)jail/prison right now? What's the hold-up?
Botany
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https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/paul-ryan-keeps-it-family-kevin-mccarthy-russia-trumpabqtommy
(14,118 posts)pussyfooting around with these creeps?
Evolve Dammit
(16,632 posts)SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Botany
(70,291 posts)sorry
Botany =
Evolve Dammit
(16,632 posts)ancianita
(35,812 posts)Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)Already had it based on their shithead era SC justices.
dchill
(38,321 posts)...we are."
Evolve Dammit
(16,632 posts)cilla4progress
(24,587 posts)is corruption.
The priority for the position is loyalty to Putin, not competence.
Of course Qevin wants Schiff out. Adam is unafraid, and knows what went down.
AdamGG
(1,275 posts)and parts because there's so much corruption that various procurement people siphon off money for themselves and defer the maintenance or use lesser parts in the machinery instead.
Marthe48
(16,691 posts)You destructive treason weasel.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)a thorn in the side of Kevin.
KS Toronado
(16,908 posts)Always more accusations from Rs with no proof, more projecting.
Trueblue1968
(17,138 posts)abqtommy
(14,118 posts)monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Youre not scary, insurrectionist.
Marthe48
(16,691 posts)Saw a meme that we need to show up at the 2022 midterms like we're Ukrainians. Keep the traitor r's away from the levers of power.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)I still won't believe a damn thing McCarthy spews.
Mawspam2
(705 posts)...you will not get to choose the Democrats serving on the committee. That privilege will remain with the minority leader. Kevin, GFY!
NHvet
(240 posts)They seem to think they control everything. Committee make-up is handled by the respective parties and their party leader. Sorry Kev, it doesn't work the way you are shouting out it will be IF you are put back in charge
mahina
(17,505 posts)Adam Schiff has given his life time to this work and has been nothing less than a hero
Mr. Evil
(2,748 posts)How they can stand the constant stench is beyond me because he's always talking out of his ass.
FakeNoose
(32,351 posts)... was Devin f*cking Nunes.
You want to tell us again how the Chairman "cannot make this committee political"? You want to remind us how "you cannot use the position of chairman to lie"? Oh right, Devin Nunes sure was "focused on what the American people wanted him to be focused on around the world." Bullshit!
Adam Schiff has restored truth, honor and dignity to the House Intelligence Committee that Devin Nunes had destroyed in his 4 years as chairman.
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)Turbineguy
(37,208 posts)Schiff is a direct threat to Putin and trump.
Grins
(7,134 posts)McCarthy would have no say unless it was a special committee and/or there were specific reasons/charges why he could not.
bucolic_frolic
(42,673 posts)brush
(53,471 posts)He's been in the House long enough to know that. And he himself may not even become Speaker. He's not that popular to some repupublicans and may not get elected Speaker.
OMGWTF
(3,896 posts)Dan
(3,524 posts)ancianita
(35,812 posts)Get McCarthy out of the House and he won't be able to threaten the removal of Democrats like Schiff.
Here's our guy. "...when you see guys like McCarthy lying to people every day, it starts to piss you off...."
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)abqtommy
(14,118 posts)monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)abqtommy
(14,118 posts)Warpy
(110,908 posts)If it's the first thing I thought of when I read the headline, I've probably got at least some companyy.
People who dream out loud like this are generally stopped by other hopefuls long before they achieve their goals.
Joinfortmill
(14,242 posts)trof
(54,255 posts)Next he'll promise Nancy Pelosi's crucifixion.
This should be a huge GOTV incentive for us Democrats.
PSPS
(13,512 posts)jmowreader
(50,451 posts)Now for the problem the GOP faces, and it's huge: In general the party out of power has by this point in the election cycle published some sort of a manifesto detailing all the things they plan to do for/to the country if we only let them be in charge for a while. Witness the Contract with America (or is that "on America"? With Republicans it's hard to say). I mean, 90 percent of it was bad and 10 percent was both bad and unconstitutional, but you at least had some inkling of their intentions. But with this batch of Republicans, the only thing it seems like they want to do is to halt governance in the US for two years then tell us President Biden wasn't doing anything for the country so we need to put Trump back in.
"We don't do shit, and if you put us in charge of Congress we'll do even less of it" doesn't sound like a winning campaign strategy to me, but it seems to be what they're running on.
intheflow
(28,407 posts)DallasNE
(7,392 posts)Nunes was far more political in that position than Chairman Schiff has bee so what the hell is McCarthy even talking about. McCarthy must believe that Benghazi was not political - right.
KPN
(15,587 posts)bucolic_frolic
(42,673 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,242 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Fuck him and the TЯUMP he rode in on.
ShazzieB
(15,955 posts)Qoup Qoup Qevin MqQarthy!