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Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has said in conversations with associates that he is not be aware of a Trump-era subpoena targeting data for congressional Democrats,
Gaetz came face-to-face with FBI Director Christopher Wray as the latter appeared before lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee.
The rare scene comes as Gaetz faces an investigation into possible sex crimes and obstruction of justice. A friend of Gaetz s, Joel Greenberg, has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking a 17-year-old. Gaetz has denied all wrongdoing.
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Gaetz used the opportunity with Wray to ask about the FBI’s role in investigating the origins of the coronavirus.
“I m not sure that there s much I can say about any specific investigation,” Wray said.
In April, fellow committee member Rep. Ted Lieu
Republicans on the committee made similar calls amid news that Rep. Eric Swalwell
GOP leader to try to force Swalwell off panel thehill.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehill.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Ever since reports have revealed that California Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell had an affair with a suspected Chinese spy who also took part in his re-election campaign, Americaâs political circles are charged up. Now, the Republicans have sought the 40-year-old lawmakerâs ouster with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy calling for Swalwellâs removal from the House Intelligence Committee after the sensational revelations saw daylight.
âIt was just the Speaker Nancy Pelosi and myself. It was a very thorough briefing. No one that was in that room could walk out and say Eric Swalwell should be on the Intel Committee. ⦠They had a briefing before in 2015, and I donât know what that briefing was like compared to this one, but it could not have been the same. The one answer that I got out of that briefing was there is no way Eric Swalwell should continue to serve on the Intel Committee,â McCarthy on Sunday, De