Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Why House Republicans’ investigations are flopping - Vox

"The American public is already tired of these," Brad Woodhouse, a senior adviser to the Congressional Integrity Project, a group of Democratic operatives, told me. "I understand there's some support within the Republican base, but the American public writ large are already tired of these extreme tactics." 

There are also real questions about productivity: The committees simply haven't held that many meetings, and none have featured people who have enough of a high profile to garner attention beyond niche conservative spaces. "I haven't seen a single guy sweating under the bright lights," Fox News host Jesse Watters complained in early March. "Are we gonna drill down on anything? Are we going to see anybody squirm and cough up the truth or at least plead the Fifth or something, so that we can start showering these goons with subpoenas? Where are the bombshells? Have the investigations even started?"…




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