Rep. Adam Schiff of California, reportedly swiped at Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) for what he said was protecting Kushner.
“Mr. Gowdy took the role as a second attorney for Mr. Kushner,” Schiff said, per a Bloomberg report.
.. Republicans complained that Democrats’ questioning of Kushner was frustratingly repetitive.
“To say that after three-plus hours of asking questions of which some started getting repeated, then you’re just sort of getting into — OK this guys’ been here long enough,” Rooney said, adding, “I don’t like wasting time.”
But Rooney said the committee has been largely harmonious — especially in closed door interviews without TV cameras or media. Lines of questioning don’t necessarily hew along partisan lines, he said.
“The Intelligence Committee has, I think, always sort of separated itself from other committees in that we’re not very partisan when we’re down there,” he said. “There’s no cameras on. There’s no speeches to be made because you guys aren’t in there and so there’s no grandstanding. People are trying to get to the bottom of what they truly believe might be, you know, an issue, here or there.”
.. Conaway and other committee Republicans said Tuesday they were pleased with Kushner’s testimony and found him candid and responsive. But Democrats raised the prospect that they might call Kushner back for more questioning.
If you work for Trump, it’s time to quit
You hate that people are shying away from administration jobs in droves: Just this week, in rapid succession, Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Trey Gowdy withdrew their names from consideration as replacements for former FBI Director James Comey, the guy your boss fired. Whatever department you’re in, it’s a safe bet that it’s a whispering graveyard of empty appointments and unfilled jobs.
.. after all, just a few days after taking office, he assured us, “I can be the most presidential person ever.”
.. You figured Trump would turn his political capital into big wins, and that his lack of interest in policy details would let you and your friends in Congress set the agenda. Sure, you knew you’d have to feed Trump’s ego and let him take a victory lap after every success, but you also thought you might claim a smidgen of credit for
- a popular infrastructure bill,
- a big tax cut,
- repeal of Obamacare
- or a host of other “easy” lifts.
.. you’re really not doing much except playing defense and wondering which of your colleagues is leaking to The Washington Post.
.. If you’ve been ordained to appear on television as an administration surrogate, you know by now that your task isn’t to advocate for your agency or issue, but to lavish the president with praise.
.. You already know you can’t save the president because he doesn’t want to be saved. You already know there’s not another, better version of Trump getting ready to show up.
.. When this regime falls, do you want to be among those who said “not me,” or do you want to go out like a Baath Party generalissimo?
Sticking with Trump to the bitter end and pretending the unfolding chaos is just “fake news” won’t save your reputation as the walls close in.
.. Cutting ties with a man who is destructive to our values, profoundly divisive, contemptuous of the rule of law and incontrovertibly unfit to serve in the highest office in the land just might. Do it now.
Gowdy poised to replace Chaffetz as Oversight chief
The former Benghazi Committee chairman steps into another hot political scandal — this time with a Republican president as protagonist.
Gowdy would therefore inherit an investigation that Chaffetz started, which would put him in a politically precarious position. Much of the Republican base believes the Russia controversy is overblown, so Gowdy could come under pressure to clear the president.
Should he find facts that lead him to the opposite conclusion, his career as a Republican lawmaker could be in jeopardy if the base turns against him.