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Kurt Bardella

Kurt Bardella is the former spokesperson and senior adviser for Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee from 2009 to 2013. Kurt left the Republican Party in 2017 and joined the Democratic Party.

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Mike Pompeo and Jim Jordan’s Astounding Hypocrisy

When we were investigating Benghazi, we would have moved to impeach if armed with such clear evidence.
- Kurt Bardella
- October 23, 2019
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We Wouldn’t Have Let Obama Get Away With This

I worked for Republicans on the House Oversight Committee back when the GOP cared about keeping the president in check.
- Kurt Bardella
- April 29, 2019

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Kurt Bardella

Mike Pompeo and Jim Jordan’s Astounding Hypocrisy

We Wouldn’t Have Let Obama Get Away With This