Chairman Gowdy Dangerously Following Issa's Toxic Tactics, To ‘Ratchet Up’ Benghazi Investigations at Taxpayers’ Expense
….conducting the committee's work without them and withholding information that would undermine the credibility of the panel itself…Gowdy and his staff have been interviewing witnesses behind closed doors and without the presence of Democratic members or staff, after promising both publicly and privately that the committee's work would be bipartisan…Democrats…have spent "hundreds of hours" trying to address their concerns with Gowdy privately and have been rebuffed on a request to vote on establishing rules for the committee's work… [Yahoo News, 1/26]
Even though the American people have had enough of the GOP reckless and partisan games, and even though multiple investigations have been conducted, including numerous reports concluding no deliberate wrongdoing, Rep. Gowdy will shamelessly go at it alone "without the Democrats present," ignoring the ridiculousness Issa caused in the 113th Congress:
MSNBC: Issa's latest Benghazi stunt backfires
Washington Post: Rep. Darrell Issa disputes his Four-Pinocchio ratings
PoliticusUSA:Disaster Strikes Republicans as Darrell Issa Sabotages Their Big Benghazi Investigation
ThinkProgress: Darrell Issa Ignores Congressional Report On Benghazi To Attack Hillary Clinton
Washington Post: Issa's ‘suspicions' that Hillary Clinton told Panetta to ‘stand down' on Benghazi
Associated Press: No 'Stand Down' Order In Benghazi, Despite What Darrell Issa Said
Associated Press: Darrell Issa Reissues John Kerry Subpoena Over Benghazi
Huffington Post: Darrell Issa Begrudgingly Says John Kerry No Longer Has To Testify On Benghazi
MSNBC: Issa goes on a ‘subpoena binge'
The Raw Story: Fox News host calls out Darrell Issa for ‘highest level of falsehood' on Benghazi
Huffington Post: Darrell Issa, Charged With Reining In Wasteful Spending, May Be Biggest Offender
It's time to put an end to this partisan exercise at taxpayer expense. As Ranking Member Cummings said: "this one-sided process…impairs the efforts of Committee Members who are seeking the truth."