Jason Chaffetz won't be the first white man to try to appropriate the labor of a black man.

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Last October, House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz was so excited about continuing to investigate Hillary Clinton in her new role as president that he couldn’t help but gush to the Washington Post. “It’s a target-rich environment,” Chaffetz said. “Even before we get to Day One, we’ve got two years’ worth of material already lined up. She has four years of history at the State Department, and it ain’t good.”

Then, of course, Donald Trump was elected and the Utah Republican found himself with very little to do (though many, including his colleagues on the Oversight Committee, asked him to probe the new president’s many business conflicts). Soon Chaffetz grew restless, and last month he announced that he may leave before the end of his term. Then, a week ago, he said he actually had to leave immediately to undergo surgery for a 12-year-old foot injury, and may not return to Congress for some time.

But Chaffetz, who’s still using a wheelchair, is already back in Washington, since GOP leaders are having a hard time rounding up enough votes to gut Obamacare and its protections for people with preexisting conditions. And though he’s still recovering, Chaffetz suddenly seems fired up about presidential oversight — when it comes to Barack Obama.

The former president has taken flak for accepting $400,000 to deliver a Wall Street speech in September, and USA Today reported on Wednesday that Congress may go after Obama’s $207,800 annual pension.

“The Obama hypocrisy on this issue is revealing,” Chaffetz told the paper. “His veto was very self-serving.”

The oversight chair then tweeted out the headline and a link to the story, with the note, “Yes, it will.”

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/05/obama-usd400k-speech-renews-chaffetzs-passion-for-oversight.html

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