Cornered Republicans blocked, last night, a Democratic effort to disband their witch hunt against Hillary Clinton Select Committee on Benghazi; but emboldened Democrats, smelling blood in the water, are moving in for the kill.
According to a report from the Tampa Bay Times:
Rep. Alan Grayson filed an ethics complaint today against two top House Republicans over the creation of the Benghazi committee that has dogged Hillary Clinton.
“Representative Kevin McCarthy and Trey Gowdy have violated federal law and House rules by using funds appropriated to the Select Committee on Benghazi to oppose the Presidential candidacy of Hillary Clinton,” reads Grayson’s complaint.
A full text of the complaint was also published by the Times in that article:
From the complaint:
“On September 29, 2015, Representative McCarthy appeared on The Sean Hannity Show on Fox News, and he stated that the true purpose of the Select Committee on Benghazi was not to investigate the tragic death of four Americans killed during the terrorist attacks on U.S. facilities in Libya, but rather to drive down the poll numbers of Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Specifically, Representative McCarthy stated that: 'Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right? We put together a Benghazi special committee, a select committee. What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping. Why? ‘Cause she is untrustable. But no one would’ve known any of that had happened had we not fought and made that happen.' This is a clear and unequivocal misuse of appropriated funds for political purposes, which is prohibited by the regulations of the Committee on House Administration."
How sweet... this is turning into a nightmare for Republicans just in time for Halloween.