[Daily Caller] Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky told Fox News host Tucker Carlson Friday that Rep. Kevin McCarthy would appoint him to sit on a "Church Committee" charged with investigating potential federal government abuses and vowed to bring "forward" any "illegal or unconstitutional" findings."A lot of this is going to play out down in the SCIF [Secure Compartmented Information Facility]," Massie told Carlson. "You are going to have to trust the people that are put on this committee, and I’ll tell you what, if there’s something fishy going on, I’ll come out of the SCIF and tell you, but a lot of it will be behind closed doors, it will be classified information. If we find anything illegal or unconstitutional, we will bring it forward." (RELATED: Tucker Carlson Reveals Two Things McCarthy Should Do To Win Speaker’s Gavel)
McCarthy made progress during two ballots for speaker Friday, winning over 15 conservatives who previously voted for other candidates. McCarthy reportedly agreed to proposals from the House Freedom Caucus, including reducing the threshold for a "motion to vacate" to a single member of the House of Representatives.
The House is expected to reconvene late Friday evening.
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