I got excited when I read those words, because I think REPUBLICAN-LED COMMITTEES taking the lead on this is extremely encouraging. Since January 20, 2025, when have Republicans in either house of Congress should any signs whatsoever of standing up to the Orange Hellbeast, or even challenging him in any significant way? Never, unless my memory is playing tricks on me. (If I've missed something, somebody please fill me in, but it seems to me they've been passively allowing him to do whatever he damned well pleases, for the most part.)
And don't forget: all congressional committees are chaired by a member of the majority party, which means they're ALL Republican-led right now. That means Republicans pretty much get to decide whether anything gets investigated these days. They could choose to ignore this if they wanted to...and it sounds like they're NOT going to do that for a change! I think that's pretty big news. WaPo agrees, per this quote from the article: "The development is significant. Since President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the Republican majorities in Congress have shown considerable deference to his administration."
I wouldn't assume they're going to half-ass it, either. As I said above, they don't HAVE to open an investigation at all, and announcing that they're going to do that is bound to enrage Schlump. Why arouse his ire unless they mean business?
I think the way the last strike went down (especially making a point of picking off the survivors, wtf?) may have pushed even some Republicans just a little too far. We'll have to wait and see what actually comes of this...but I think it's a hopeful sign of Schlump losing at least a little bit of GOP support in the House and Senate, which sounds like a pretty big deal to me!
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