LIVE UPDATES: Rep. Fitzpatrick Data Leak Scandal

January 13th, 11:04 p.m.

The committee was adjourned.

January 13th, 11:03 p.m.

BREAKING NEWS: FREE FITZPATRICK ACT BY THE REPUBLICANS IS PASSED. DEMOCRATS’ BILL WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

January 13th, 11:02 p.m.

Democrats say NO — HOW ARE YOU GOING TO BLAME US FOR YOUR ISSUES. Deep divide between two parties. Democrats say GOP should FIX THEIR PROBLEMS THEMSELVES, say GOP is promoting authoritarianism.

January 13th, 10:58 p.m.

Two bills on table: only one can be considered. There is majority of republicans, possible partisan vote. Republicans adding new clause, they want to hire new hackers and take down the democratic party and invest 5 million dollars stating they are “fighting fire with fire.”

They will be latching harder cyberattacks to these hackers who leaked their information, targeting specifically the Democratic Party. They state that the seven congressman WILL NOT BE RESIGNING.

Republicans state that DEMOCRATS ARE NOT NESSECARY. They want a single party.

January 13th, 10:50 p.m.

BREAKING NEWS: THEY’VE RELEASED ALL THE INFORMATION ON ALL THE REPUBLICANS. They blackmail by saying they have more information. They released all campaign accounts, all their ring cameras, EVERYTHING.

News states that if these republicans resign it would sway to democratic by 1 signatory.

January 13th, 10:49 p.m.

Republicans present their bill, stating Fitzpatrick only issue was that he had bad cybersecurity, they want to find anonymous and with a retaliate cyberattack. They will reimburse those stolen from. They state “the first amendment people, let Fitzpatrick talk” they also state that we have to “fight fire with fire”

January 13th, 10:44 p.m.

Democrats present their bill saying these are acts of domestic terrorism. They wish to do a 35 minimum sentence for all involved parties. They want all involved parties to be resigned so there are no threats to congress. They will also conduct an open investigation on what is happening. They will also be reimbursing affected parties.

January 13th, 10:38 p.m.

Republicans wish to continue to support them, keeping their bill, however so conflict breaks out between republicans over opposing views. Some want to resign and reimburse, some don’t. They want to attempt to track anonymous.

January 13th, 10:35 p.m.

Anonymous seeks to prevent the use of funds for any purpose until the seven congressmen are removed or resigned. Anonymous statement: “We have grandparents too.”

January 13th, 10:31 p.m.

BREAKING: SOURCE OF THE LEAK IDENTIFIED AS HACKER GROUP ANONYMOUS.

January 13th, 10:30 p.m.

Republicans say that the issue is that we use technology at all, with the whole committee agreeing. A representative stated that we should go back to simpler and more traditional times, adding, “what was wrong with feudalism anyway?”

Republican representatives state that they are investigating everyone linked to this scheme and trying to see how much money was stolen. They also want to find how Fitzpatrick found information on elderly citizens with memory-related illnesses.

One GOP Rep. proposes an act to reimburse all affected individuals; another wants the perpetrators prosecuted.

January 13th, 10:23 p.m.

Democrats want to do something about the issue, whether it is punishment or investigations. They say that it doesn’t matter where the scandals are from or if they are Republican. They find Republicans’ endorsement of Fitzpatrick “disgusting.” Lack of Democratic support for dispatch 2028 candidacy.

January 13th, 10:21 p.m.

An elderly woman speaks to the House Oversight committee about the money she’s sending not being used for what she thought it was.

January 13th, 10:18 p.m.

Multiple Republicans have been implicated in Fitzpatrick’s scheme. Democrats intend to charge him with fraud, abuse of power. Meanwhile, the GOP caucus is reimbursing him 300% of the funds for his presidential campaign.

January 13th, 10:14 p.m.

Republicans are arguing that Fitzpatrick is not the main issue and the data leak is not his fault. Democrats seeking to punish Fitzpatrick.

January 13th, 10:06 p.m.

Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick weaponized leaked mail data for personal gain, with the Republican caucus seeking to fund him, sources allege.

This article was written by Arya Khanna.