Oversight heads spar over Russia investigation
A routine House Oversight Committee hearing on security at the government’s human resources agency on Thursday devolved into a shouting match between the chairman and ranking member over Russian interference in the election.
In a fight that exposed bitter frustration amongst Democrats that Republicans have kept the issue locked in a single committee — the Intelligence Committee in both chambers — lawmakers sparred over whether Oversight should conduct a public probe into the hack of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).
“It’s clear that politics have prevented this committee from being willing or able to do the necessary objective and nonpartisan oversight on the Russian attack,” said Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.).
The chair, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), argued that studying sources and methods used to draw an intelligence conclusion is the jurisdiction of the Intelligence Committee and further, that it would be “inappropriate” for Oversight to “dive into the private systems of a political party.”
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