Former GOP Rep. Jason Chaffetz warned on 'The Faulkner Focus' that the decision was not one for Republicans to make and could come with consequences for the party.
If I was voting on this resolution today, unfortunately, I would vote no. I think the minority gets to make those choices. You can police people like Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff and say you cannot be on the Intel committee because they can't be trusted with classified information. That is different. In this case, the decision gets to be made by Hakeem Jeffries and Steny Hoyer and the people on the Democratic side of the aisle. You can't police stupidity and ignorance.
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