Posted on 05/21/2014 11:25:05 AM PDT by smoothsailing
By JAKE SHERMAN and LAUREN FRENCH | 5/21/14 11:27 AM EDT Updated: 5/21/14 2:11 PM EDT
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi — after a heated debate over the issue within her caucus — officially tapped five Democrats to the special committee charged with investigating the Benghazi attacks.
Democratic Reps. Elijah Cummings (Md.), Adam Smith (Wash.), Adam Schiff (Calif.), Linda Sanchez (Calif.) and Tammy Duckworth (Ill.) will serve on the panel, which is headed by South Carolina Republican Trey Gowdy.
Cummings of Maryland will serve as the select committee’s ranking member. The lead Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Cummings has often served as a sparring partner over Benghazi with Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.).
Smith, Schiff and Duckworth have responsibilities related to defense and foreign service as part of their other committee assignments.
The announcement comes after Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) met for an hour Tuesday to negotiate over the probe.
Appointing Democrats to the panel marks a departure for Pelosi, who initially didn’t want to dignify the committee by naming any Democrats to it. Her perspective changed, however, after fellow Democrats said she should appoint at least a few Democrats to sit on it in order to counter claims by Republicans. Some Democrats also felt the party should be represented if Republicans subpoena high-level Obama administration officials, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The committee, which the House agreed to create earlier this month in a party-line vote, created seven seats for Republicans and five for Democrats.
Ya, what Up? The dummycrats call this all in the name of liberty? Jokes, are not jokes anymore!
I watched it too. Pelosi looked like she was really rattled by something. I took it to mean her meeting with Boehner did not go her way at all.
It’s gotta be a terrifying thing for her to be reminded that she no longer is Speaker when she wakes up every morning from her dream that she still is.
Nancy's face is melting, must be Botox appointment time. Her makeup person didn't do a very good job either. Needs a lot of spackle to fix that evil face! And she needs to practice more in front of her mirrors with the hand gestures. They seem a bit off!
Last time I saw a mouth like that it had a hook in it .
Pelosi made no mention of seeking the truth.
The Adam boys both talk with a lisp.
jeeeezzzzzzz......
I was about to go throw a burger on the grill now i think I’ll just wait awhile.
Yep! Adam and Adam. A Duck and two minorities. Lois like she covered the bases
Hope the chairman has a ‘kill’ switch on Cummings’ mike. He’s gonna need it.
When has that witch ever concerned herself about finding truth?
Democrats appointed for their ability to interfere with the panel’s objective.
Maybe her MDMA prescription ran out and she hasn't gotten back to SF to grab some more....
Halfway through the hearing Cummings will cry racism and turn it all into a circus.
Maybe Nancy will lend Elijah her giant gavel....
The blonde on the left looks like she just got up from under the dais .
I hope so, it will be fun to watch Trey Gowdy take it away from him! HA!
The democrat panel has already concluded that this republican witch hunt is solely based on the fact that the president looks black.
I can’t believe these demoncrats get up there and continue to lie. I guess it’s good for the libtard base. Cummings claimed all the documents had been released but Judicial Watch has proved this was not the case or continues to not be the case, according to Gowdy. It’s not just this case where JW has proved not all docs have been released.
Go Gowdy, get at the truth!
CGato
I hope Boehner threatened to investigate the OCON that Pelosi signed like no other, that started this whole mess.
CGato
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