House Oversight Committee cancels hearing on George Washington University protests

House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., announced Wednesday a hearing that would have featured testimony from Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has been canceled. 

Comer said the hearing, which would have examined the D.C. municipal government's response to the anti-Israel encampment at GWU, would be canceled after Metropolitan Police moved in to clear the encampment this morning.

“Following the Metropolitan Police Department finally clearing out the unlawful encampment on GW’s campus, I am very pleased to announce that the hearing with Mayor Bowser has been canceled," Comer said in a statement. 

He said he spoke with Bowser in the morning and that it was a "good conversation." 

"I thanked her for finally clearing the trespassers off the GW Campus. It was unfortunate the situation at GW forced the Oversight Committee to act; however it was apparent that the DC police force was not going to do their job," Comer continued. "Therefore, after meeting with GW leadership and touring the encampment, we decided to hold a public hearing to get answers as to why the Mayor would not uphold the law."