{"id":2239968,"date":"2024-05-08T10:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T14:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-cancels-bowser-hearing-after-pro-palestinian-encampment-cleared-at-gw\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T10:55:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T14:55:33","slug":"comer-cancels-bowser-hearing-after-pro-palestinian-encampment-cleared-at-gw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-cancels-bowser-hearing-after-pro-palestinian-encampment-cleared-at-gw\/","title":{"rendered":"Comer cancels Bowser hearing due to pro-Palestinian camp clearance at GW"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fcomer-cancels-bowser-hearing-after-pro-palestinian-encampment-cleared-at-gw%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=2239968&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>The House Oversight Committee canceled a hearing on DC&#8217;s response to pro-Palestinian protests at George\u2063 Washington University. Mayor Bowser cleared an \u2062encampment, leading Chairman Comer to cancel the hearing. Bowser \u200cand Police Chief Smith were to testify on the rise of antisemitism, but the situation at GW prompted the change in plans. Comer aimed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-beirut-blast-only-small-part-of-total-chemicals-unloaded-in-port\/\" title=\"FBI: Beirut blast only small part of total chemicals unloaded in port\">hold officials accountable<\/a> for upholding the law.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-oversight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Oversight<\/a> Committee canceled a hearing examining the District of Columbia\u2019s response to pro-Palestinian protests at <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-washington-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Washington University<\/a> after Mayor Muriel Bowser announced police had cleared out an encampment and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-mayor-bowser-claims-there-was-only-one-night-of-rioting-in-the-district-during-summer-2020\/\" title=\"DC Mayor Bowser Claims There Was Only One Night Of Rioting In The District During Summer 2020\">made arrests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2994239\/dc-mayor-bowser-testify-house-oversight-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>set to testify<\/a> on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as part of House Republicans\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2985325\/house-invites-more-university-leaders-part-of-crackdown-antisemitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>\u201ccrackdown\u201d on rising antisemitism <\/a>on college campuses, but after news broke that the encampment had been cleared, Chairman <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>James Comer<\/a> (R-KY) reversed course.<\/p>\n<p>Comer said he had a \u201cgood conversation\u201d with the mayor and thanked her for \u201cfinally clearing the trespassers off the GW Campus.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was unfortunate the situation at GW forced the Oversight Committee to act; however it was apparent that the DC police force was not going to do their job,\u201d Comer said in a statement. \u201cTherefore, after meeting with GW leadership and touring the encampment, we decided to hold a public hearing to get answers as to why the Mayor would not uphold the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am pleased that the potential Oversight hearing led to swift action by Mayor Bowser and MPD Chief Smith,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-announce-104-million-off-year-record-breaking-fundraising-haul-in-2021\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans Announce 4 Million Off-Year Record-Breaking Fundraising Haul in 2021\">chairman continued<\/a>. \u201cWe will continue to hold D.C. officials accountable to ensure our nation\u2019s capital is safe for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., flanked by Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C., and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., speaks to the media after they tour the George Washington University students encampment as they protest over the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bowser announced on Wednesday morning that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/2995790\/george-washington-university-anti-israel-protest-broken-up-police-33-arrests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"33 people were arrested\">33 people had been arrested<\/a>. Twenty-nine were charged with unlawful trespassing, while four people, one inside the encampment, were charged with assaulting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-tell-newsom-they-wont-enforce-covid-curfew\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won't Enforce COVID Curfew\">police officer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMPD is the best in the business at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wis-iowa-take-opposite-approaches-to-coronavirus-measures\/\" title=\"Wis., Iowa take opposite approaches to coronavirus measures\">keeping people safe<\/a>,\u201d Bowser said.<\/p>\n<p>There were no serious injuries to officers, who deployed pepper spray on some protesters, Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of the decisions I have made are based on public safety,\u201d the police chief said.<\/p>\n<p>MPD confirmed that some people who were involved with the encampment at Columbia University in New York also traveled to the district to involve themselves with the GWU encampment, which has centered on Israel\u2019s war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The district\u2019s response to the GWU protests came after Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) began circulating a letter to members that told Bowser it was \u201cwell past time\u201d to intervene\u00a0at the encampment. It is unclear if the letter was ever sent to the mayor and how many members joined.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Gottheimer for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Oversight Committee scrapped a hearing on DC&#8217;s handling of pro-Palestinian rallies at George Washington University. Mayor Bowser and Police Chief Smith were slated to testify after the police dismantled the camp and made arrests. 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