{"id":543280,"date":"2023-01-25T04:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T01:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mccarthy-rejects-democrats-schiff-and-swalwell-from-house-intelligence-committee\/"},"modified":"2023-01-25T04:21:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T01:21:00","slug":"mccarthy-rejects-democrats-schiff-and-swalwell-from-house-intelligence-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mccarthy-rejects-democrats-schiff-and-swalwell-from-house-intelligence-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"#McCarthy rejects Democrats Schiff and Swalwell from House Intelligence Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c56b52cce3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c56b52cce3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mccarthy-rejects-democrats-schiff-and-swalwell-from-house-intelligence-committee\/#McCarthy_rejects_Democrats_Schiff_and_Swalwell_from_House_Intelligence_Committee\" >McCarthy rejects Democrats Schiff and Swalwell from House Intelligence Committee<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"McCarthy_rejects_Democrats_Schiff_and_Swalwell_from_House_Intelligence_Committee\"><\/span>McCarthy rejects Democrats Schiff and Swalwell from House Intelligence Committee<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday night rejected the re<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointments of Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, both D-Calif., to the powerful House Intelligence Committee &#8212; fulfilling a promise McCarthy made even before he won the gavel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">The committee has special rules that allow the speaker to assign its members in consultation with the minority leader.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">While the minority party&#8217;s recommendations have typically been seated, McCarthy has the power to decline to seat members without relying on a full floor vote of the chamber.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">In <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"uOtk efBMc LIsPj wIScF \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerMcCarthy\/status\/1618047779422769154\">a letter<\/a> sent to House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, McCarthy cast his decision as one of &#8220;integrity,&#8221; suggesting that Schiff and Swalwell would weaken the committee on which they had served until January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">&#8220;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,&#8221; McCarthy wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">The speaker argued that the &#8220;misuse of this panel during the 116th and 117th Congress severely undermined its primary national security and oversight missions &#8212; ultimately leaving our nation less safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">In pledging to keep Swalwell and Schiff off of House committees in this Congress, McCarthy has cited their past conduct: In Swalwell&#8217;s case, because of his reported run-ins with a suspected Chinese spy, though Swalwell wasn&#8217;t accused of any wrongdoing; and for Schiff, because of what McCarthy has said were his comments related to a disputed dossier about Donald Trump and Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">Jeffries said in a letter to McCarthy over the weekend that both Democrats were &#8220;eminently qualified&#8221; to continue to serve.<\/p>\n<div class=\"snXP  FYsKf rNiFf  vABDa LKeu uJbEF \" data-testid=\"prism-grid-column\" style=\"width:calc((((100% - 312px) \/ 14) * 14) + 312px)\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage fnIPT \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"GKCm dkOCJ oGxfq GkpGd \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PHOTO: U.S. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks at a news conference in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Building, Jan. 12, 2023, in Washington.\" class=\"sRQoy DZhB  kXXJS \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.abcnews.com\/images\/Politics\/kevin-mccarthy-gty-bb-230123_1674494314367_hpEmbed_3x2_992.jpg\"><figcaption>\n<div class=\"SUcsq \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\"><span class=\"Vazkv cFeHI EhGqu kXXJS Vxqj GPHpJ BahUN \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"TLrDZ XnCit wAxXa fLhOe ZaKtM ytrRL jSfqH PVsPq Ejtl fVjQS Rtzw pBIKW brmof mjVrX jogbi GMWpL KRsj zXLDD \">U.S. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks at a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Building, Jan. 12, 2023, in Washington.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images\" class=\"VQiJ xTlfF  TLrDZ XnCit wAxXa fLhOe ZaKtM ytrRL jSfqH PVsPq Ejtl fVjQS Rtzw pBIKW brmof mjVrX jogbi GMWpL KRsj zXLDD \">Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">Moments before McCarthy&#8217;s decision was announced on Tuesday, Schiff told reporters that McCarthy was &#8220;trying to dictate to Democrats who can sit and who can lead Democrats on the Intelligence Committee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">&#8220;It goes to the weakness of his speakership that he has to rely on these fraudsters and these QAnon conspiracy theorists,&#8221; Schiff said when asked if it was hypocritical to remove him while elevating Republicans like firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia to the House Oversight Committee and giving embattled Rep. George Santos of New York some low-level committee assignments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">On <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, Swalwell pushed back on McCarthy&#8217;s criticism of him, calling it false, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"uOtk efBMc LIsPj wIScF \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSwalwell\/status\/1618051159075487744\">and wrote<\/a>: &#8220;He can keep me off Intel, but I&#8217;m not going away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">Schiff echoed that, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"uOtk efBMc LIsPj wIScF \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAdamSchiff\/status\/1618048304025341952\">tweeting<\/a>, &#8220;This is petty, political payback for investigating Donald Trump. If he thinks this will stop me, he will soon find out just how wrong he is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">Earlier in the evening, McCarthy and Jeffries were seen meeting off the House floor after McCarthy renewed his pledge to reject Schiff and Swalwell&#8217;s appointments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">&#8220;I believe there&#8217;s 200 other Democrats that can serve on that committee,&#8221; McCarthy told reporters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">Over the weekend, Jeffries formally selected Schiff and Swalwell to sit on the Intelligence Committee, despite McCarthy&#8217;s promise to keep them off the panel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">&#8220;It is my understanding that you intend to break with the longstanding House tradition of deference to the minority party Intelligence Committee recommendations and deny seats to Ranking Member Schiff and Representative Swalwell,&#8221; Jeffries wrote to the speaker then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">Jeffries wrote that &#8220;the denial of seats to duly elected Members of the House Democratic Caucus runs counter to the serious and sober mission of the Intelligence Committee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">Citing Santos&#8217; committee assignment, despite admitting to fabricating or embellishing parts of his background, Jeffries wrote: &#8220;The apparent double standard risks undermining the spirit of bipartisan cooperation that is so desperately needed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"snXP  FYsKf rNiFf  vABDa LKeu uJbEF \" data-testid=\"prism-grid-column\" style=\"width:calc((((100% - 312px) \/ 14) * 14) + 312px)\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage fnIPT \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"GKCm dkOCJ oGxfq GkpGd \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PHOTO: Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) speaks during a news conference on the introduction of the Protection from Abusive Passengers Act at the U.S. Capitol Building, April 6, 2022, in Washington.\" class=\"sRQoy DZhB  kXXJS \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.abcnews.com\/images\/Politics\/eric-swalwell-gty-bb-230123_1674494237874_hpEmbed_3x2_992.jpg\"><figcaption>\n<div class=\"SUcsq \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\"><span class=\"Vazkv cFeHI EhGqu kXXJS Vxqj GPHpJ BahUN \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"TLrDZ XnCit wAxXa fLhOe ZaKtM ytrRL jSfqH PVsPq Ejtl fVjQS Rtzw pBIKW brmof mjVrX jogbi GMWpL KRsj zXLDD \">Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) speaks during a news conference on the introduction of the Protection from Abusive Passengers Act at the U.S. Capitol Building, April 6, 2022, in Washington.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images\" class=\"VQiJ xTlfF  TLrDZ XnCit wAxXa fLhOe ZaKtM ytrRL jSfqH PVsPq Ejtl fVjQS Rtzw pBIKW brmof mjVrX jogbi GMWpL KRsj zXLDD \">Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">Republican leaders have pointed to how the House&#8217;s Democratic majority in the last Congress removed Greene and Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., from their committees over their past incendiary behavior, including Greene spreading conspiracies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">In both cases, some Republicans joined Democrats in voting to s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> Greene and Gosar&#8217;s seats, Jeffries noted in his letter to McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">&#8220;What I am doing with the Intel Committee [is] bringing it back to the jurisdiction it&#8217;s supposed to do. Forward-looking to keep this country safe, keep the politics out of it,&#8221; McCarthy told reporters at a press conference earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">&#8220;So yes, I&#8217;m doing exactly what we&#8217;re supposed to do,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"snXP  FYsKf rNiFf  vABDa LKeu uJbEF \" data-testid=\"prism-grid-column\" style=\"width:calc((((100% - 312px) \/ 14) * 14) + 312px)\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage fnIPT \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"GKCm dkOCJ oGxfq GkpGd \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PHOTO: Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., walks down the House steps, Jan. 12, 2023, in Washington.\" class=\"sRQoy DZhB  kXXJS \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.abcnews.com\/images\/Politics\/adam-schiff-2-gty-bb-230123_1674494032149_hpMain_16x9_992.jpg\"><figcaption>\n<div class=\"SUcsq \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"Vazkv cFeHI EhGqu kXXJS Vxqj GPHpJ BahUN \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"TLrDZ XnCit wAxXa fLhOe ZaKtM ytrRL jSfqH PVsPq Ejtl fVjQS Rtzw pBIKW brmof mjVrX jogbi GMWpL KRsj zXLDD \">Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., walks down the House steps, Jan. 12, 2023, in Washington.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Bill Clark\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images\" class=\"VQiJ xTlfF  TLrDZ XnCit wAxXa fLhOe ZaKtM ytrRL jSfqH PVsPq Ejtl fVjQS Rtzw pBIKW brmof mjVrX jogbi GMWpL KRsj zXLDD \">Bill Clark\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">Separately, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., will be named by her party this week to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, according to Democratic sources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">McCarthy has also promised to keep Omar off of that committee, due to some of the controversial statements she has made, which could set up a House vote this week to remove her assignment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">However, two members of McCarthy&#8217;s conference &#8212; Reps. Nancy Mace of South Carolina and Victoria Spartz of Indiana &#8212; have said they won&#8217;t back him removing Democrats from committees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">Reps. Schiff, Swalwell and Omar released a statement Tuesday evening that said McCarthy&#8217;s decision was &#8220;disappointing&#8221; but not &#8220;surprising.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">&#8220;Kevin McCarthy has capitulated to the right wing of his caucus, undermining the integrity of the Congress, and harming our national security in the process. He struck a corrupt bargain in his desperate, and nearly failed, attempt to win the Speakership, a bargain that required political vengeance against the three of us,&#8221; the statement read. &#8220;But despite these efforts, McCarthy won&#8217;t be successful. 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Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, both D-Calif., to the powerful House Intelligence Committee &#8212; fulfilling a promise McCarthy made even before he won the gavel. 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