Elijah Cummings: John Boehner ‘Has Lost Control’ of Darrell Issa

On Friday, the State Department announced that Secretary of State John Kerry would testify about the Benghazi attacks before the House Oversight Committee chaired by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). The State Department announcement suggested that this means Kerry will not testify before the select committee investigating Benghazi.

This comes in the wake of the leaking of formerly classified information relating to the Benghazi attack by Issa even before the select committee has even been convened. In an appearance on CNN on Friday, House Oversight Committee ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) said that the evidence suggests Issa has gone rogue.

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“I think the Speaker has lost control of Issa,” the congressman said. “Mr. Issa is trying to interject himself into the select committee’s business.”

“It undermines the select committee,” Cummings, who will also serve on that committee, added.

Watch the clip below, via CNN:

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