McCarthy's comments may have elicited some "We wish he hadn't said that" comments but I'd hardly call it a controversy. It didn't affect the hearings, the hearings succeeded in their aim, and McCarthy is now Speaker. The consequence was zero. The same is likely true here. It doesn't matter what Comer says. It doesn't matter if the point …
McCarthy's comments may have elicited some "We wish he hadn't said that" comments but I'd hardly call it a controversy. It didn't affect the hearings, the hearings succeeded in their aim, and McCarthy is now Speaker. The consequence was zero. The same is likely true here. It doesn't matter what Comer says. It doesn't matter if the point is purely weaponizing an investigation for political purposes. The GOP doesn't care about such silly principles - and neither do their voters.
McCarthy's comments may have elicited some "We wish he hadn't said that" comments but I'd hardly call it a controversy. It didn't affect the hearings, the hearings succeeded in their aim, and McCarthy is now Speaker. The consequence was zero. The same is likely true here. It doesn't matter what Comer says. It doesn't matter if the point is purely weaponizing an investigation for political purposes. The GOP doesn't care about such silly principles - and neither do their voters.