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GOP's Oversight Cop Fires Spokesman

Issa's aide reportedly shared emails with reporter.

When Darrell Issa promised to launch investigations into malfeasance across the government, no one expected his own office might be a target. But the California Republican, who’s head of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee, has fired his spokesman, Kurt Bardella, after investigating his sharing of emails with a reporter. Issa said in a statement that he had found that Bardella passed emails from other reporters on to The New York Times’ Mark Leibovich. Issa didn’t waste any time in wielding the axe: Bardella’s sharing was reported Monday night, and he was fired by early Tuesday afternoon.

Read it at Politico

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