Late last night, Kevin McCarthy officially kicked Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell off of the House Intelligence Committee.
It’s a blatant abuse of power by the Republican Speaker, meant to intimidate and punish any Democrats seeking to tell the truth about Donald Trump, January 6th, or anything else Republicans want to be pushed under the rug.
Using a powerful and influential House Intelligence Committee as a political playground sets a dangerous precedent — if McCarthy feels emboldened enough to take retribution on his political enemies, who knows what he’ll do next.