Analysis: As the GOP launches into investigating a supposed vast government conspiracy against them, some in their ranks urge caution.
But perhaps the most interesting comment on this front came last month from Rep. David Joyce . Ahead of the “weaponization” committee’s first hearing, the former prosecutor and leader of a more-moderate faction of the House GOP appeared on CNN.
“If they’re truly ‘weaponizing,’ then show the facts. There’s been a lot of allegations made, as you alluded to,” Joyce. “But I think it’s very important that if they have these hearings, at the end of the day, they produce something to show either tangible facts or back off that so people can have confidence in their government.”
There is reason to urge caution. Polling suggests that Americans are skeptical of the GOP’s “weaponization” push. In a recent, 56 percent of those surveyed said the GOP’s effort to probe “claims that federal agencies are biased against conservatives” is just an attempt to score political points, versus 36 percent who said it is a legitimate investigation. Crucially, that suggests skepticism of the framing ratherThese kinds of hearings have also quickly devolved into unsubstantiated allegations.
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