In one of their first acts since retaking control of the House of Representatives, Republicans established a new panel Tuesday that plans to investigate everything from the Justice Department's handling of death threats against local school officials to the special counsel's ongoing probe of former President Donald Trump.
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"The weaponization of the federal government against individual Americans must end," Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo.,In a party-line vote, lawmakers approved the creation of the panel Tuesday afternoon, with 220 Republics voting in favor and 211 Democrats voting against. Rep. Scott Perry, R-Penn., who had his phone seized by federal agents for his role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election, could be one of the top members on the panel along with other House Republicans who sought pardons from Trump after the Capitol riot.“This time, they’re trying to protect themselves,” said Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., a former federal prosecutor who oversaw the first impeachment of Trump before running for Congress in 2022.
“It's official — we now have a Church-style Committee to investigate the weaponization of the federal government,” Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., said in a tweet following Tuesday’s vote. “Let's get to work!
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