Rep. Stefanik: Speaker Johnson Protecting Deep State

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., has unloaded on House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., accusing him of protecting “the deep state.”

Stefanik, a member of the House Republican leadership who is running for governor of New York, said in a lengthy social media post Monday that Johnson was getting “rolled” by House Democrats attempting to block her provision requiring congressional disclosure when the FBI opens counterintelligence investigations into presidential and federal candidates seeking office to be added to a defense bill.

“It is a scandalous disgrace that Republicans are allowing themselves to be rolled by the Dems and deep state on this,” Stefanik said.

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