The Hill: “Gohmert had appealed the fine issued by the House sergeant-at-arms on Feb. 5, days after House Democrats voted to enact the punitive measure to enforce compliance with the metal detector screenings established in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection.”
“But a majority of the House Ethics Committee declined to agree to the appeal, meaning Gohmert is now obligated to pay the $5,000 fine. The panel is evenly split with five Democrats and five Republicans.”
The House hearing with FBI agent Peter Strzok “erupted into a shouting match” after Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) directly asked Strzok about his affair with former FBI attorney Lisa Page, CNN reports.
Said Gohmert: “I’ve talked to FBI agents around the country. You’ve embarrassed them. You’ve embarrassed yourself. And I can’t help but wonder when I see you looking there with a little smirk, how many times did you look so innocent into your wife’s eye and lie to her about Lisa Page?”
The comment prompted jeers from others on the committee, including one person who could be heard saying: “This is outrageous.”
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) also responded to Gohmert: “You need your medication.”
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) says it’s possible that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is spying on him, the Washington Examiner reports.
Said Gohmert: “I’ve been told in the past there’s been great concern about who I saw, what I did and that I was being monitored and was even told they know everybody that walks in your office.”
He added: “I don’t doubt for a minute that he has people who have been looking into my background. I’ve been told as much by some other folks.”
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) believes Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) “should be recalled while he battles brain cancer and so that the GOP can replace him with someone who will support the party’s latest effort to repeal the 2010 health care law,” Roll Call reports.
Said Gohmert: “Nothing inhibits recovery from cancer like stress. I think Arizona could help him, and us. Recall him, let him fight successfully this terrible cancer, and let’s get someone in here who will keep the word he gave last year.”
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) blamed his decision not to hold town hall events on “the threat of violence at town hall meetings.”
He also pointed to a specific violent event to bolster his case, invoking the 2011 shooting that severely injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and killed six others, the Washington Post reports.
Giffords responded: “To the politicians who have abandoned their civic obligations, I say this: Have some courage. Face your constituents. Hold town halls.”
“The Pope is the head of his religion, and he makes those calls for himself, but I represent 700,000 people from East Texas and a vast majority agree with me.”
— Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), quoted by Politico, after Pope Francis moved to recognize a Palestinian state.
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) told The Hill that he might run for president in 2016, saying “I haven’t ruled out an exploratory committee myself.”
However, an aide later told the Texas Tribune that Gohmert was not entirely serious.
“I suspect she didn’t want Louie Gohmert rifling though her e-mails, which seems to me to be a kind of reasonable position for someone to take.”
— James Carville, quoted by Bloomberg, on why Hillary Clinton may have kept a private email server while Secretary of State.
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)announced morning that he will challenge House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to be the leader of the House Republicans, the Texas Tribune reports.
“Gohmert is, for now, likely a long-shot threat to Boehner. But two years ago, Boehner won re-election as speaker by one of the narrowest margins in modern history, thanks to a band of rebellious House Republicans.”
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