Eric Swalwell tweeted the following:
"This rejection is based on a claim that the Washington Post independent-fact checker gave 4 Pinocchios. Speaker Boehner and Ryan, both Gang of 8 members, appointed me to Intel with access to the same facts McCarthy is distorting. He can keep me off Intel, but Im not going away. twitter.com/speakermccarth"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Eric Swalwell:
"This smear is unbecoming for a U.S. Senator. *Checks Notes*Never mind. twitter.com/bgmasters/stat" on Jan. 24Read on Twitter
"Yet again, our community is faced with another mass shooting this time cutting seven lives short in Half Moon Bay. I'm keeping the victims and their families in my thoughts, but we are far beyond "thoughts and prayers.We need gun safety reforms NOW. #EnoughlsEnough twitter.com/nytimes/status" on Jan. 24Read on Twitter
"Honored to be re-nominated by @RepJeffries to the Intel Committee. McCarthy's threat to remove me, out of political vengeance, destroys the committee's independence. Worst, his justification is based on lies @washingtonposts fact-checker gave 4 Pinocchios. He has no credibility" on Jan. 23Read on Twitter