A House Republican threw one curveball of a question at Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler, asking the Biden administration official on Tuesday to answer under oath whether he facilitated payment for British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s now-discredited anti-Trump dossier.
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) ended his contentious line of questioning during the final moments of a House Financial Services Committee hearing by hearkening back to Gensler’s role as chief financial officer on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.
“Did you facilitate the payment for the Steele dossier since you were CFO of the Hillary Clinton campaign?” he asked.
Gensler, who was shaking his head, began to answer with, “Sir,” after which Donalds said, “Yes or no.” This happened twice before Donalds reminded the witness that he was under oath. “I know,” Gensler replied before offering an answer: “It was not something I was aware of.”
The exchange, and the…