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applegrove

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Wed Apr 22, 2026, 07:02 PM 9 hrs ago

Rep. James Comer plans to make big changes to the hearing process, including not requiring witnesses to swear in.

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NEW MEMO from Democrats on the House Oversight Committee memo shows Kentucky Republican Rep. James Comer plans to make big changes to the hearing process, including not requiring witnesses to swear in. trib.al/rjIltID

The New Republic (@newrepublic.com) 2026-04-22T22:33:19.479724Z


Jasmine Crockett

They paused Oversight Committee hearings the minute we started getting answers about the Epstein files.

Now it’s “roundtables”: no rules, no oaths, no subpoenas.

You do the math. Because the moment accountability shows up, they shut it down. The survivors deserve better.

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@crockett.house.gov) 2026-04-23T01:18:34.980Z
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Rep. James Comer plans to make big changes to the hearing process, including not requiring witnesses to swear in. (Original Post) applegrove 9 hrs ago OP
Why not ? They all have lied under oath anyway vapor2 9 hrs ago #1
Comer's new hearing process will begin with "Once upon a time," republianmushroom 9 hrs ago #2
It's a crime to lie to Congress C_U_L8R 8 hrs ago #3
He always looks completely in over his head nt GenThePerservering 4 hrs ago #4
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