{"id":1822779,"date":"2023-01-24T21:19:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T02:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1822779"},"modified":"2023-01-25T08:54:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T13:54:57","slug":"mccarthy-formally-kicks-schiff-and-swalwell-from-house-intel-integrity-matters-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-formally-kicks-schiff-and-swalwell-from-house-intel-integrity-matters-more\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy Formally Kicks Schiff And Swalwell From House Intel: \u2018Integrity Matters More\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmccarthy-formally-kicks-schiff-and-swalwell-from-house-intel-integrity-matters-more%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1822779&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kevin-mccarthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a> (R-CA), officially disqualified two prominent Democrats from serving on the House Intelligence Committee.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy sent a Tuesday response to Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Leader (D\u2013NY), which recommended that Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell be considered for the panel. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/schiff-claims-he-never-took-classified-docs-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">access to the nation\u2019s most sensitive secrets.<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I have voted no to Eric Swalwell&#8217;s and Adam Schiffs appointments to the House Intelligence Committee.<\/p>\n<p>I pledge to return the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseIntel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HouseIntel<\/a> The Committee must be one of authenticity and credibility, which regains trust from the American people. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ePxlbanxta\">pic.twitter.com\/ePxlbanxta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerMcCarthy\/status\/1618047779422769154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have rejected the appointments of Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell for the House Intelligence Committee.<\/p>\n<p>I am committed to returning the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseIntel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HouseIntel<\/a> Committee to one of genuine honesty and credibility that regains the trust of the American people. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ePxlbanxta\">pic.twitter.com\/ePxlbanxta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerMcCarthy\/status\/1618047779422769154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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,\u201d McCarthy spoke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs such, in order to maintain a standard worthy of this committee\u2019s responsibilities, I am hereby rejecting the appointments of Representative Adam Schiff and Representative Eric Swalwell to serve on the Intelligence Committee,\u201d McCarthy also added.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy and Jeffries released the letter shortly after. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1618037085176487937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly held a meeting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy is the speaker and has the unilateral authority of removing members from the House Intelligence Committee. Even before he took on the role, McCarthy vowed to bump Schiff and Swalwell from the perches they\u2019ve held for years. McCarthy has also spoken out about the possibility of taking Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-MN, from the Foreign Affairs Committee. But that would need a House Floor vote.<\/p>\n<p>The push to remove Democrats from their assigned committees is not supported by everyone in the Republican Conference. Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-IN, who voted 15 times this month for the position of speaker \u201cpresent\u201d She released a statement at the time saying that she didn&#8217;t support what she saw. <a href=\"https:\/\/spartz.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/spartz-issues-statement-proposed-committee-removals-mccarthy-needs-stop-bread\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called a \u201ccharade.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>McCarthy accused Schiff, the chairman of this committee for four years of being a repeat ofliar in particular with respect to investigations into former President Donald Trump. Swalwell was raised by the speaker because of his close ties with an alleged Chinese spy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis 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. I will always defend our democracy,\u201d Tuesday evening, Schiff tweeted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kevin McCarthy just kicked and kicked me. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSwalwell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepSwalwell<\/a> The Intelligence Committee.<\/p>\n<p>This is political and petty payback for Donald Trump&#8217;s investigation.<\/p>\n<p>He will soon realize how wrong he is, if he thinks that will stop me.<\/p>\n<p>I will continue to defend our democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAdamSchiff\/status\/1618048304025341952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have rejected the appointments of Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell for the House Intelligence Committee.<\/p>\n<p>I am committed to returning the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseIntel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HouseIntel<\/a> Committee to one of genuine honesty and credibility that regains the trust of the American people. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ePxlbanxta\">pic.twitter.com\/ePxlbanxta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerMcCarthy\/status\/1618047779422769154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Swalwell has existed for many years\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/eric-swalwell-denies-wrongdoing-chinese-spy-scandal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defended himself<\/a> in the Chinese spy scandal by\u00a0pointing to FBI officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/03\/18\/eric-swalwell-fbi-christine-fang-477020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">telling the media<\/a> He was cooperative in any investigation and was not suspected to be wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis rejection is based on a claim that the Washington Post independent-fact checker gave 4 Pinocchios,\u201d He tweeted Tuesday. \u201cSpeaker [John] Boehner and [Paul] Ryan, both Gang of 8 members, appointed me to Intel with access to the same facts McCarthy is distorting. He can keep me off Intel, but I\u2019m not going away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The rejection was based on the claim that the Washington Post independent fact-checker gave four Pinocchios. Ryan and Speaker Boehner both belong to the Gang of 8. They appointed me to Intel with access only to the same facts McCarthy is distorting. He can keep me off Intel, but I\u2019m not going away. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YQZOVCSJpO\">https:\/\/t.co\/YQZOVCSJpO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSwalwell\/status\/1618051159075487744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This rejection is based on a claim that the Washington Post independent-fact checker gave 4 Pinocchios. Speaker Boehner and Ryan, both Gang of 8 members, appointed me to Intel with access to the same facts McCarthy is distorting. He can keep me off Intel, but I\u2019m not going away. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YQZOVCSJpO\">https:\/\/t.co\/YQZOVCSJpO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSwalwell\/status\/1618051159075487744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jeffries was elected to replace Nancy Pelosi (D.CA) as the leader of House Democrats during this session of Congress. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/democratic-leader-picks-schiff-and-swalwell-for-intel-panel-in-defiance-of-mccarthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote to McCarthy<\/a> Over the weekend, a number of people argued that Swalwell and Schiff were \u201ceminently qualified\u201d To continue serving on this panel.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out how bipartisan votes had led to Republican members being fired from their committee assignments over the past few years. He also mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/records-contradict-george-santos-claim-his-mother-was-in-world-trade-center-on-9-11-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cserial fraudster\u201d Rep. George Santos (R-NY)<\/a>\u00a0In an effort to support his argument. Republicans gave the committee assignments to the freshman lawmaker who admitted to lying regarding aspects of his career, despite Santos facing numerous investigations and calls to resign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe apparent double standard risks undermining the spirit of bipartisan cooperation that is so desperately needed in Congress,\u201d Jeffries said.<\/p>\n<p>The House Intelligence Committee was long regarded to be an apolitical panel up until it became\u00a0ground zero for partisan sniping during Trump\u2019s presidency with investigations into the 2016 election, Trump\u2019s alleged ties to Russia, and Ukraine. McCarthy stated that he would like to shift the focus from politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is my assessment that the misuses of this panel during the 116th and 117th Congresses undermined its primary national security and oversight missions \u2014 ultimately leaving our nation less safe,\u201d McCarthy wrote his Tuesday letter. \u201cTherefore, as we enter a new Congress, I am committed to returning the Intelligence Committee to one of genuine honesty and credibility that regains the trust of the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy has already made the announcement about which GOP members he intends to nominate. <a href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/government\/congress\/mccarthy-announces-members-intelligence-and-rules-committees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">picked for the intelligence panel<\/a> This session of this session of Congress. The chairman will be Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH). It was not immediately clear who among the Democrats would round out committee membership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) formally rejected two high-profile Democrats from continuing to serve on the House Intelligence Committee. McCarthy posted on Tuesday a response letter addressed to Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who over the weekend recommended Reps. 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