Johnson to kick off wide-ranging House probe on college campus antisemitism

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is preparing to denote a wide-ranging investigation into antisemitism connected assemblage campuses that spans aggregate House committees.

Multiple sources told Fox News Digital that astatine slightest six committees would beryllium progressive successful nan probe: nan committees connected Education & nan Workforce, Energy & Commerce, Oversight, nan Judiciary, Ways & Means and nan committee connected Science, Space & Technology. 

The probe is simply a widening of nan ongoing investigation into antisemitism connected assemblage campuses that's being led by nan Education & Workforce Committee.

Two sources acquainted pinch readying stressed to Fox News Digital that nan committee's roles are still mostly fluid and that nan investigation is needfully wide because each person immoderate benignant of jurisdiction successful nan matter.

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Speaker Mike Johnson said astatine Columbia University past week amid nan protests (Getty Images)

Johnson is expected to clasp a property convention pinch those committee chairs connected Tuesday day to unveil nan probe. He said retired forcefully against nan demonstrations past week during a sojourn to Columbia University wherever he besides privately met pinch Jewish students who person said they consciousness unsafe connected campus.

It comes arsenic assemblage campuses astir nan state are seeing a activity of anti-Israel demonstrations that sparked erstwhile Columbia University students and those astatine their sister school, Barnard College, were arrested for mounting up an encampment connected nan Manhattan Ivy League's grounds. The protests, done successful guidance to Columbia's investments successful companies pinch Israeli ties, person continued since then.

The 2 sources who said pinch Fox News Digital said Columbia is apt to play a important role, but stressed nan investigation would look into immoderate universities getting national funds. 

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Students march connected Columbia University field successful support of a protestation encampment supporting Palestinians. (REUTERS/David Dee Delgado)

And while nan committees' roles are fluid, nan sources explained that location are immoderate aspects broadly tailored to different panels' jurisdictions – nan Judiciary Committee's portion, for example, would see looking astatine existing anti-discrimination laws, they said.

The Oversight Committee will, successful part, beryllium looking into who is backing nan protests, a 3rd root said.

A 4th root acquainted pinch readying said nan Ways & Means Committee will beryllium examining nan taxation benefits these universities receive, and what they are doing to warrant nan taxation benefits they're afforded nether nan existent U.S. taxation code.

During his sojourn to Columbia past week, Johnson denounced nan protesters arsenic a "mob" and specifically denounced professors and different module who had joined nan protests.

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Johnson met pinch Jewish students earlier nationalist remarks condemning nan anti-Israel protests. (Fox News Digital)

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"The assemblage field utilized to beryllium nan spot for respectful debate, for nan differences of sentiment successful nan free marketplace of ideas to beryllium discussed. That is not what is happening here," Johnson said. "You are intimidating and shouting down group you disagree with."

In a property merchandise announcing his Tuesday nationalist remarks, Johnson said, "House Republicans, pinch activity from committees of jurisdiction, will grow a wide-ranging investigation focused connected holding accountable assemblage and assemblage administrators who neglect astatine their halfway responsibility: keeping their students safe."