The attack was related to Swalwell's professional relationship with a woman U.S. intelligence officials believe was a Chinese spy.
Democratic Rep. Daniel Goldman of New York interrupted Greene and called for a motion to have her comments stricken from the official committee record. He also asked that Greene not be allowed to speak for the remainder of the meeting. The committee's chair, Republican Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee, asked Greene if she would be willing to voluntarily remove her comments from the record, to which she replied, “No, I will not.
The committee stopped action for several minutes as Green reviewed rules and decided what to do next. Ultimately, Greene's comments were not removed from the official committee record, which is unusual even in today's political climate. Remarks about other lawmakers are typically seen as uncouth in official proceedings. Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi said as much in his comments shortly after the chair's decision to not remove Greene's comments from the record.
“We’ve never had an accusation made of any member like that,” he said. “I’m appalled at it. We all ought to be embarrassed at it.”, who U.S. intelligence officials believe was working on orders from Beijing to befriend up-and-coming politicians in an attempt to gain information and leverage. Swalwell has never been accused of any wrongdoing by law enforcement.that Greene was later barred from speaking during the hearing after she called Mayorkas a liar.
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