McCarthy vows to block Schiff and Swalwell from House intel panel

In the previous Congress, Democrats booted Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Paul Gosar of Arizona from their committee assignments for incendiary commentary that they said incited potential violence against colleagues.

Unlike most committees, appointments to the intelligence panel are the prerogative of the speaker, with input from the minority leader.

Federal investigators alerted Swalwell to their concerns and briefed Congress about Fang in 2015, at which point Swalwell says he cut off contact with her.

McCarthy insisted he was putting national security over partisan politics.