Whither the House Intelligence Committee
by digby
I wrote last week about Adam Schiff becoming convinced that the House Intelligence Committee is going to close down its investigation. It appears to be true. The House Republicans can't be bothered to look any further into the Russian interference in the election. They seem to be perfectly comfortable with it and why not? They helped them get elected. They're hoping for more help in 2018.
The panel’s Dec. 6 interview with Donald Trump Jr. seemed to magnify the divisions on the panel. Democrats said Republicans went out of their way to support the president’s son in efforts to avoid answering serious questions. The GOP members say the Democrats needlessly extended the session by asking the same questions repeatedly even if they had exhausted particular lines of inquiry.
“Some of the questions were spot on. They were exactly what you would want to have asked. And then there was the other five hours,” Gowdy said.
