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FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell spent over five hours on Tuesday testifying about an agency supervisor’s direction to relief workers to skip homes with Trump signs. But Criswell revealed little about the scandal, instead repeatedly pointing to the agency’s “ongoing investigation.”
Lawmakers on two Republican-led committees grilled Criswell about since-fired FEMA supervisor Marn’i Washington, who told relief workers in Lake Placid, Florida to “avoid homes advertising Trump.” During questioning from lawmakers, Criswell confirmed that she had asked the Inspector General to conduct its own “independent” investigation.
“We are working with the inspector general to determine whether or not this is broader than this, but the evidence that I have seen so far shows that this was an isolated incident, and it has not gone beyond what this one employee did,” Criswell told the House Oversight Committee.
She said it was “too …
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