Colorado congresswoman Lauren Boebert has backed calls for California Democrats Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell to be removed from the House Intelligence Committee, saying the pair are both "conspiracy theorists."
During an appearance on Fox News' Unfilteredwith Dan Bongino on Saturday, Boebert said the pair should not be allowed on the panel in the new GOP-controlled House of Representatives. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has long promised to keep Schiff and Swalwell off the intelligence committee.
Schiff, the former chairman of the Intelligence Committee, has been condemned by Republicans for pushing claims surrounding Donald Trump's ties to Russia, including introducing the largely debunked Steele Dossier, along with its unverified allegations regarding the 2016 election, into Congressional Record.
Schiff was also the lead manager in Trump's first impeachment trial over allegations the former president pressured to withhold military aid to Ukraine unless it launched an investigation into the business dealings of Hunter Biden, son of then 2020 rival Joe Biden.
Swalwell has been under Republican scrutiny since a 2020 Axios report said he had been targeted by a suspected Chinese spy, named Fang Fang, or Christine Fang, who helped fund the congressman's 2014 reelection campaign. Axios and other media outlets also reported that U.S. officials did not believe Swalwell gave Fang access to classified information.
Boebert used these claims to say that Swalwell and Schiff should not be allowed in the Intel Committee, and have access to classified information. She also criticized the "double standard" of the Democratic party.
"They're really showing their colors, they're a bunch of Blue Anons, conspiracy theorists, that have these witch hunts and hopes that they chase after," Boebert said.