WASHINGTON – House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday he doesn’t see a role for Congress in investigating the identity of the author of a New York Times op-ed blasting President Donald Trump as amoral, despite outrage from the president and his allies over the essay.
Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, replied, “Not that I know of,” when asked by a reporter if Congress should try to identify the anonymous author of the essay, who was described by The New York Times as a senior administration official.
However, Ryan said the author was “living in dishonesty” and should consider whether they want to stay in their role. “That doesn’t help the president. So if you’re not interested in helping the president, you shouldn’t work for the president, as far as I’m concerned,” he said.
The official described a “resistance” inside the administration and said aides were working to thwart the president’s decisions when they deemed them misguided or potentially harmful to the nation.
“It may be cold comfort in this chaotic era, but Americans should know that there are adults in the room. We fully recognize what is happening. And we are trying to do what’s right even when Donald Trump won’t,” the unnamed official wrote.
Trump responded Wednesday evening with a one-word tweet that said: “TREASON?”
Rep. Mark Meadows, chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus and a strong ally of Trump’s, told USA TODAY on Thursday he thought Congress should consider getting involved.
“We’re looking right now at what’s the appropriate action from a legislative standpoint to review what’s happened. It is alarming when you have people…that would suggest resistance to the president that they’re serving, especially in light of discussion that may go into the national security realm.”
It wasn’t immediately clear how much support Meadows would get from his GOP colleagues.
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