cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29159776
House Republicans authorized a new rule to prevent Democrats from probing the Trump administrationās scandals until October.
Amid mounting scandals out of the Trump administration, House Republicans voted Tuesday inĀ favor of a rule that creates hurdles for DemocratsĀ looking to investigate it.
Departments across Trumpās government have been rocked by scandals over a variety of issues:Ā Elon Muskās glaring conflicts of interestĀ while gutting the federal government,Ā Cabinet officialsādiscussing sensitive military plansĀ with civilians via a third-party messaging platform or members of Congress benefiting as the White HouseĀ turned tariffs on and off.
Democrats have tried to shine light on these and other scandals using what are called āresolutions of inquiry,ā which can tee up what are essentially special votes over whether to provide information from the president or executive officials.
Even if it wasnāt, it apparently wasnāt important enough to make a blatantly obvious choice. They started to virtue signal and stay in because they thought it was going to be a landslide. No idea why youāre being downvoted - apparebtly people still in denial that they caused this.