Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday again called for an independent investigation into White House attempts to protect incumbent senators who faced tough Democratic primaries.
In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, the Republicans argue that reports of the White House’s role in primaries in Pennsylvania and Colorado “have created new suspicion and a new set of questions. We do not believe this suspicion or these questions will diminish until a proper investigation clears the air and restores the public’s confidence.”
The Colorado incident involves Andrew Romanoff, the former speaker of the state House, who said White House deputy chief of staff Jim Messina discussed possible jobs in the administration if Romanoff abandoned a primary challenge to Sen. Michael Bennet.
