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'My Republican friends are laughing': Trump told that own party members mock his decisions
1 month ago

'My Republican friends are laughing': Trump told that own party members mock his decisions

Raw Story  

Republican lawmakers are laughing at President-elect Donald Trump and the "clown" he wants to see appointed the nation's top law enforcement officer, according to Rep. Eric Swalwell. Swalwell on Wednesday scoffed at Trump's chosen attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, and his attempts to bury a potentially damning Ethics committee report on accusations he had sex with a minor. "This …

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Eric Swalwell Blasts House Republican For ‘Living On Fantasy Island’ Over Trump Claim
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Eric Swalwell Blasts House Republican For ‘Living On Fantasy Island’ Over Trump Claim

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rep. Eric Swalwell took down Rep. Jeff Van Drew on Thursday over how he discussed former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case compared to his talk of President Joe Biden’s handling of documents. Van Drew, in remarks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing, argued that Trump was president when he brought documents to his Mar-a-Lago estate and …

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Eric Swalwell Goes Viral For Blistering Takedown Of GOP ‘Cult’ Of Trump
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Eric Swalwell Goes Viral For Blistering Takedown Of GOP ‘Cult’ Of Trump

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A clip of Rep. Eric Swalwell skewering his Republican colleagues over their devotion to former President Donald Trump went viral on Tuesday. “If you believe in states’ rights, except when a jury in that state convicts your nominee for president, you might be in a cult,” Swalwell told his colleagues. “If you claim you ‘back the blue’ …

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'It's easy to discredit him': Dem lays out blueprint for taking down Jim Jordan
1 year, 3 months ago

'It's easy to discredit him': Dem lays out blueprint for taking down Jim Jordan

Raw Story  

Rep. Eric Swalwell encouraged his colleagues to seriously crack down on Rep. Jim Jordan's partisanship while leading Judiciary Committee hearings. "You had quite a moment this week at a hearing where Attorney General Merrick Garland was testifying," MSNBC host Jen Psaki told Swalwell in a Sunday interview. "We don't punch back hard enough," he replied. And Jordan, it's easy to …

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‘Defying his own standard‘: Eric Swalwell pummels Jim Jordan at hearing on subpoena compliance
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Defying his own standard‘: Eric Swalwell pummels Jim Jordan at hearing on subpoena compliance

Raw Story  

A Democratic congressman on Thursday called out House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan alleging hypocrisy after Jordan issued subpoenas in connection with investigations into the Justice Department and the FBI, noting that Jordan himself last year defied a congressional subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee. Jordan earlier this week threatened to subpoena 16 more FBI witnesses in connection with a probe …

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Top Dem on House intel seeks briefings on classified records
1 year, 10 months ago

Top Dem on House intel seeks briefings on classified records

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The new top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday called for more information about the classified records discovered in the private possession of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. “There’s a strong bipartisan concern that Congress is not being briefed on even preliminary reviews of classified information that might have been exposed,” Himes said …

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McCarthy fumes at journalists: "You don’t get to determine whether I answer a question or not"
1 year, 10 months ago

McCarthy fumes at journalists: "You don’t get to determine whether I answer a question or not"

Salon  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., snapped at reporters on Tuesday while answering questions about committee assignments for lawmakers in the 118th Congress. McCarthy confirmed that Democratic California Congressmen Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell will not be on Intelligence and noted that embattled Representative George Santos, R-N.Y., will be placed elsewhere. What happens in the Intel Committee, although the secrets are …

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McCarthy fires back at reporter who asks why Democrats were kicked off committees but Santos seated
1 year, 10 months ago

McCarthy fires back at reporter who asks why Democrats were kicked off committees but Santos seated

Daily Mail  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy fired back at a reporter Tuesday who asked how he could remove Democrats from the Intelligence Committee, but allow embattled Republican Rep. George Santos to keep his committee assignments. Desjardins had pressed McCarthy on how 'lying to us' was a factor to remove Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from the House Intelligence Committee, but …

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McCarthy says he’ll block Schiff, Swalwell from Intel panel
1 year, 11 months ago

McCarthy says he’ll block Schiff, Swalwell from Intel panel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy reiterated Tuesday that he will block Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell of California from serving on the House committee that oversees national intelligence, saying the decision was not based on political payback but because “integrity matters, and they have failed in that place.” In the previous Congress, Democrats booted Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene …

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Kevin McCarthy Denies Intelligence Committee Seats To Eric Swalwell And Adam Schiff
1 year, 11 months ago

Kevin McCarthy Denies Intelligence Committee Seats To Eric Swalwell And Adam Schiff

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has avenged Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene by blocking two Democrats from serving on a House committee. McCarthy announced Tuesday he would refuse to seat Democratic Reps. Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff of California on the House Intelligence Committee — pure political payback for Democrats removing Greene and Rep. Paul Gosar from committees in …

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McCarthy bans Schiff, Swalwell from House Intelligence Committee
1 year, 11 months ago

McCarthy bans Schiff, Swalwell from House Intelligence Committee

LA Times  

In one of his first acts as speaker, Kevin McCarthy made good on his pledge to remove two California Democrats from the House Intelligence panel. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday blocked fellow California Reps. Adam B. Schiff and Eric Swalwell from continuing to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. “I appreciate the loyalty you have to …

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Democrats defy McCarthy with 2 selections for Intel panel
1 year, 11 months ago

Democrats defy McCarthy with 2 selections for Intel panel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats are picking an early fight with the House Republican majority over committee seats, nominating two California lawmakers for the Intelligence Committee in open defiance of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s vow to block them. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, in a letter sent to McCarthy over the weekend, asked that Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell be reappointed to …

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Democrats defy McCarthy with 2 selections for Intel panel
1 year, 11 months ago

Democrats defy McCarthy with 2 selections for Intel panel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats are picking an early fight with the House Republican majority over committee seats, nominating two California lawmakers for the Intelligence Committee in open defiance of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s vow to block them. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, in a letter sent to McCarthy over the weekend, asked that Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell be reappointed to …

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'Insurrection LLC': Eric Swalwell torches Kevin McCarthy for governing based on 'Trump's grievances'
1 year, 11 months ago

'Insurrection LLC': Eric Swalwell torches Kevin McCarthy for governing based on 'Trump's grievances'

Raw Story  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy may have booted Rep. Eric Swalwell from his committee assignments in the House of Representatives, but that's apparently left the California Democrat with more time to trash McCarthy publicly during MSNBC appearances. While being interviewed by host Nicolle Wallace, Swalwell criticized McCarthy's actions during his first month as House Speaker. He also said that McCarthy has …

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Lauren Boebert calls for 'conspiracy theorists' Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell to be ousted from Intel Committee
1 year, 11 months ago

Lauren Boebert calls for 'conspiracy theorists' Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell to be ousted from Intel Committee

Raw Story  

Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert accused California Democrats Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell of being "conspiracy theorists" and said they should be removed from the House Intelligence Committee, Newsweek reports. As Newsweek points out, Schiff has been accused by Republicans for pushing false claims surrounding former President Donald Trump's ties to Russia, including introducing the largely debunked Steele Dossier into …

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Rep. Ilhan Omar's Committee Posts Threatened By GOP
1 year, 11 months ago

Rep. Ilhan Omar's Committee Posts Threatened By GOP

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The threat, which McCarthy repeated this week, is retaliation for Democrats having removed Reps. Paul Gosar of Arizona and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia from their committee assignments in 2021 for highly inflammatory statements, including about Omar. Rep. Pete Aguilar, a member of Democratic leadership, said Tuesday that Democrats were working on their committee assignments and refused …

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'That was not on our account!' Jim Jordan gets defensive after being cornered over pro-Kanye tweet
2 years ago

'That was not on our account!' Jim Jordan gets defensive after being cornered over pro-Kanye tweet

Raw Story  

Rep. Jim Jordan on Thursday found himself on the defensive when Rep. Eric Swalwell cornered him over the House Republican Judiciary Committee's since-deleted tweet praising Holocaust-denying rapper Kanye West. During a contentious exchange in the House of Representatives, Swalwell asked Jordan if he would repudiate former President Donald Trump for demanding that parts of the United States Constitution be "terminated" …

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Watch a stunned Eric Swalwell learn about report Trump had 300 classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
2 years, 4 months ago

Watch a stunned Eric Swalwell learn about report Trump had 300 classified documents at Mar-a-Lago

Raw Story  

Ever since the FBI executed a search warrant at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort on August 8, pundits in the right-wing media have been portraying the search and the federal investigation that goes with it as a politically motivated persecution. But at mainstream media outlets such as the New York Times, MSNBC, the Washington Post and CNN, reporters have …

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Justice Department to tighten rules on seizing Congress data
3 years, 6 months ago

Justice Department to tighten rules on seizing Congress data

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will tighten its rules around obtaining records from members of Congress, Attorney General Merrick Garland said, amid revelations the department under former President Donald Trump had secretly seized records from Democrats and members of the media. “Consistent with our commitment to the rule of law,” Garland said Monday in a statement, “we must ensure that …

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Justice Department to tighten rules on seizing Congress data
3 years, 6 months ago

Justice Department to tighten rules on seizing Congress data

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will tighten its rules around obtaining records from members of Congress, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday, amid revelations the department under former President Donald Trump had secretly seized records from Democrats and members of the media. News outlets reported last week that the Justice Department had secretly subpoenaed Cupertino, California-based Apple Inc. in 2018 …

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Senate Democratic leaders call secret seizure of Schiff and Swalwell's data a 'gross abuse of power'
3 years, 6 months ago

Senate Democratic leaders call secret seizure of Schiff and Swalwell's data a 'gross abuse of power'

Daily Mail  

The Justice Department's internal watchdog on Friday ordered a probe of the Department's use of subpoenas to seize communications information on at least two members of Congress as well as members of the press – following bombshell revelations about the tactics. The announcement came after Senate Democratic leaders demanded that former Trump attorneys general Bill Barr and Jeff Sessions testify …

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US DOJ seized Apple data from Rep. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell amid outrage from Donald Trump
3 years, 6 months ago

US DOJ seized Apple data from Rep. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell amid outrage from Donald Trump

Daily Mail  

Democratic Representative Adam Schiff said Donald Trump's Justice Department broke rules brought in after Watergate by secretly trawling his communications to try and identify the source of embarrassing leaks. Justice Department prosecutors seized metadata records from Apple for accounts belonging to Rep. Adam Schiff, pictured, and other members of the House Intelligence Committee Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, pictured, revealed he …

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California Congressman 'Very Troubled' By Trump DOJ's Secret Seizure Of His Data
3 years, 6 months ago

California Congressman 'Very Troubled' By Trump DOJ's Secret Seizure Of His Data

NPR  

California Congressman 'Very Troubled' By Trump DOJ's Secret Seizure Of His Data MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Just how far was the Trump Justice Department willing to go to investigate leaks as the Russia investigations played out? Prosecutors also subpoenaed records from the accounts of Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee, as well as staffers and family members, including a minor. …

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Fox News throws Kevin McCarthy's attacks on Eric Swalwell back in his face after Gaetz allegations
3 years, 8 months ago

Fox News throws Kevin McCarthy's attacks on Eric Swalwell back in his face after Gaetz allegations

Salon  

Fox News host Dana Perino on Wednesday put House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy on the hot seat over revelations that Rep. Matt Gaetz is being probed by the FBI for potential sex trafficking charges. While appearing on Fox News,McCarthy was reminded by Perino of his past statements that Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-CA, should be removed from the House Intelligence Committee …

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