Chaos erupts at House committee meeting | FOX 13 Seattle

is ten years shy of what prosecutors initially requested, and a House committee hearing on Capitol Hill quickly descended into chaos. Last night it came complete with name calling, insults and accusations of members being under the influence. The subject of the meeting was a contempt of Congress charge against Attorney General Merrick Garland, but fireworks between Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene and Democrat Jasmine Crockett stole the show, with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez jumping in to defend her Democratic colleague. That is absolutely unacceptable. How dare you attack the appearance of another person? Are your feelings hurt? Her words down. 000 girl. Baby girl. Oh, really? Don't even play baby girl. Several Democrats petitioned Chairman James Comer to bar Greene from speaking the rest of the session, but he didn't. Despite the drama, the GOP led

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Published: Sat May 18 2024