House Republicans are proposing the formation of a new select subcommittee to investigate the Department of Justice and the FBI, including their ongoing criminal investigations. This move has set up a potential showdown with the Biden administration and law enforcement agencies, particularly those looking into former President Donald Trump.
The proposal is a result of one of the key concessions House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made to his opposition in order to secure the gavel. The subcommittee would have the power to investigate all ongoing criminal probes of the executive branch, as well as receive information available to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
When asked about the potential conflict of interest of being a subject of the investigations, Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., said on ABC’s “This Week” with host George Stephanopoulos, “Everybody in America is innocent until proven guilty. So, should everybody in Congress that disagrees with somebody be barred from doing the oversight and investigative powers that Congress has?”
The formation of this new select subcommittee has the potential to cause a major rift between the House Republicans and the Biden administration and law enforcement agencies. It remains to be seen how the Biden administration will respond to this proposal and how the House Republicans will proceed with their investigations.
Key takeaways:
- House Republicans are proposing the formation of a new select subcommittee to investigate the Department of Justice and the FBI.
- The subcommittee would have the power to investigate all ongoing criminal probes of the executive branch.
- The formation of this new select subcommittee has the potential to cause a major rift between the House Republicans and the Biden administration and law enforcement agencies.
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