McCarthy Promises to Strip 3 Dems From Committees if Republicans Take Control of the House

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is promising he will strip at least three prominent Democrats from their committee assignments if Republicans regain control of the House in the 2022 midterms.

During an interview with Breitbart, McCarthy said, “The Democrats have been creating a new thing where they’re picking and choosing who can be on committee.”

“Never in the history have you had the majority tell the minority who can be on a committee. But this new standard which these Democrats have voted for… If 👤Eric Swalwell cannot get a security clearance in the private sector, there’s no reason why he should be given one to be on or homeland security. So he will not be serving there,” he continued.

McCarthy’s comments about Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) appeared to refer to a Dec. 2020 report that he had ties to a suspected Chinese spy.

In a statement to Axios, Swalwell’s office said the Congressman cut ties with the suspected spy and “long ago, provided information about this person — whom he met more than eight years ago, and whom he hasn’t seen in nearly six years — to the FBI.”

The California Democrat, and member of the House Intelligence Committee, has not been accused of wrongdoing.

McCarthy added, “