If he is stepping aside because of a planned run for governor, I think that's an awful decision, because it does look a lot like dereliction of duty in his role as oversight committee chair, and Trump is not popular to begin with in Utah, as far as red states go. 2020 could end up being a referendum on how the GOP handled Trump at the national level, and he could end up being a lightning rod for that criticism even if he's only running at the state level. He might do better to at least look like he's trying to get to the bottom of the Russia scandal, then throw up his hands and resign when confronted with too much opposition from within his own party. Then, when it all blows up for the Republicans later, he can at least say he was on the side of trying to get to the bottom of things, not the side of covering it up.
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