Rep. Mike Quigley, one of the more senior Democratic members to sit on the House Intelligence Committee, learned of the news 'second or third hand.'
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton provides reaction to Rep. Matt Gaetz' proposed resolution that would bar Schiff from accessing classified information. He also discusses the ongoing search for classified documents.
Quigley, one of the more senior Intelligence Committee members, had been a close ally of Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., whose assignment to the committee was recently blocked by House Speaker"I heard it second or third hand. It’s disappointing," Quigley told Crain’s on Thursday, a Chicago news outlet. Quigley had learned of his removal through a press release on final committee assignments from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.
Due to the retirement and exit of several Democratic Intel members, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., had been privately supportive of Quigley remaining in the post to preserve institutional knowledge, according to reports.The Chicago congressman was the only previous committee member, among his Democratic colleagues, to be removed from the intelligence panel by his party leaders, according to Quigley.
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