The House Oversight Committee is often the setting for vigorous debates, and last Thursday's gathering was no exception. Notably, the focal point of the gathering was considering a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland accountable for his failure to abide by a congressional subpoena. This subpoena had instructed Garland to hand over a taped deposition of President Joe Biden. Overlaying this was the prior probe by ex-Special Counsel Robert Hur into Biden's alleged withholding of classified documents from his terms as senator and vice president, which ultimately ended with no prosecution due to perceived sympathy for Biden's advanced age and fragile memory.

As the assembly unfolded, an unexpected clash occurred when Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) inquired about potential employment of Judge Juan Merchan’s daughter by any of the committee's Democrat members. The Judge in question is currently presiding over the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump in New York. As it was reported earlier, there was a connection between Merchan’s daughter and a committee member through a political advisory firm.

Greene's inquiry spurred controversy with her counterparts, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), who questioned the relevance of this line of questioning. A volley of rapid exchanges followed and reached a tipping point when Greene added fuel to the fire by making a reference to Crockett's 'fake eyelashes.' The comment noticeably increased the ill-feeling in the room.