Kevin McCarthy Denies Democratic Intelligence Committee Appointments
Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is rejecting the committee appointments of two high-profile Democrats—an apparent retaliation for their participation in several efforts to investigate former President Donald Trump.
“I have rejected the appointments of Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell for the House Intelligence Committee,” McCarthy wrote on Twitter Tuesday evening. “I am committed to returning the Committee to one of genuine honesty and credibility that regains the trust of the American people.”
The Intelligence Committee is unique in that the speaker has final approval over the committee’s members—rather than the committee leaders who control the appointment process on other panels.