Trump allies want Congress to find anonymous op-ed author
By Scott Wong and Juliegrace Brufke - 09/06/18 05:02 PM EDT
Key congressional allies of President Trump are floating the idea that Congress could take steps to try and find out who wrote the anonymous New York Times op-ed disparaging the president.
That action could take the form of an investigation, legislation or hearings.
"We’re looking right now at what’s the appropriate action from a legislative standpoint to review what’s happened," Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), the chairman of the conservative Freedom Caucus who also leads a subcommittee that conducts oversight of federal employees, told USA Today. "It is alarming when you have people … that would suggest resistance to the president that they’re serving, especially in light of discussion that may go into the national security realm."
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a one-time presidential rival to Trump, suggested White House officials who hold a security clearance should undergo lie detector tests in an attempt to ferret out staffers speaking ill of the president.
And House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) didn’t rule out the possibility of a congressional probe.
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