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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) formally rejected House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ (D-N.Y.) request to reappoint two controversial Democrats to the influential House Intelligence Committee, fulfilling a key campaign promise.

ABC News reports that on Tuesday night, McCarthy rejected the requests to seat Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on the Intelligence Committee. In his letter to Jeffries explaining his decision, McCarthy said his move was based on “integrity.”

> Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) formally rejected House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ (D-N.Y.) request to reappoint two controversial Democrats to the influential House Intelligence Committee, fulfilling a key campaign promise. > ABC News reports that on Tuesday night, McCarthy rejected the requests to seat Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on the Intelligence Committee. In his letter to Jeffries explaining his decision, McCarthy said his move was based on “integrity.”

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In theory you are correct. In reality, successive congresses have abrogated their authority to the Executive branch, and to damned near every bureaucracy in existence.