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5 Feb, 4 tweets, 2 min read
More Republicans voted to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments than to impeach Donald Trump — a punishment that will reverberate for a long time to come politi.co/3jm1bIf
Democrats’ decision to boot Greene from panels for incendiary remarks she made before coming to Congress marks a new era of partisan warfare in the House, with the majority party controlling the conduct of minority members
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But the support of 11 House Republicans for the move marked only the latest rift within the GOP as it tries to reclaim power, and Greene herself could make fresh problems for her party at her press conference this morning politi.co/3jm1bIf
Apart from the GOP’s warnings about the potential for a tit-for-tat war if Republicans take back the House many are privately warning that this will have an unintended consequence: Rather than undermine Greene’s strength, it may make her far more powerful politi.co/3jm1bIf

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