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Marjorie Taylor Greene's attack on Eric Swalwell fully derails House hearing

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A meeting of the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday went 
completely off the rails after Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene accused 
California Rep. Eric Swalwell of having a sexual relationship with a 
Chinese spy.

The Republican-controlled committee was taking testimony from U.S. 
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who was summoned to the 
Capitol this week to answer questions about the agency's budget. In a 
video posted on Twitter, Swalwell can be seen wrapping up his questions 
before Greene is called on to speak. 

“That was quite entertaining from someone that had a sexual relationship 
with a Chinese spy, and everyone knows it,” Greene said in response to 
Swalwell's line of questioning. 


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.”

Greene's remarks were a reference to Swalwell's professional relationship 
with Christine Fang, 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. 

Wall Street Journal policy reporter Michelle Hackman said on Twitter that 
Greene was later barred from speaking during the hearing after she called 
Mayorkas a liar. Hackman said the committee's decision to gag Greene took 
place only a few minutes after the fracas over her comments about 
Swalwell. 

Swalwell later addressed Greene's comments in a tweet. 

“The hardest thing I do every day is to wake, feed, and dress 3 little 
monsters who are 5 and under. Dealing with this crazy lady’s delusions is 
like dunking in Oz,” he said.

<https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/marjorie-taylor-greene-attacks-
eric-swalwell-17906461.php>

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