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Rep. Steve Chabot is the first House Republican to use his question time to promote Fox News' Mueller probe alternate narrative, asking repeatedly about Fusion GPS and falsely claiming the Steele Dossier started the probe. He won't be the last.
After entering his op-ed from Hannity.com, "Mueller Unmasked," Rep,. Louie Gohmert asked about Mueller's relationship with Comey, a frequent source of Fox nonsense.
Now he's ranting about the Strzok-Page texts, going full Hannity.
In a monologue distinguishable from one of Hannity's only by his lack of a suit jacket, Jim Jordan rants about the need to investigate the start of the investigation.
Rep. Matt Gaetz's questions are all about the Steele dossier and Fusion GPS.
Gaetz moves on to Strzok.
God help me but a U.S. congressman, Tom McClintock, just brought Gregg Jarrett's opinions into this. Jarrett is the Fox legal analyst that Hannity and company use to put a legal gloss on their conspiracy theories.
Rep. Ben Cline spends his time on Andrew Weissmann, a Sean Hannity obsession.
And Rep. Greg Steube's questioning is deeply steeped in various Fox conspiracy theories, all about Steele and the start of the probe.
Rep. Kelly Armstrong goes through all of the bogus conflicts of interest stuff you can see on any random episode of Hannity. Mueller shuts him down.
As the House Intel Committee kicks off, ranking member Devin Nunes' opening statement is all about the conspiracy theory.
"The real Russian collusion was with the Democrats" is a Hannity trope.
More on this in Nunes' questioning.
Rep. Elise Stefanik also asking about the Steele dossier.
