Republican Rep Humiliated by Leak to His Least Favorite Reporter

Washington Republican Rep. Michael Baumgartner’s warning to colleagues not to leak discussions to reporter Jake Sherman was itself leaked to Sherman on Tuesday. Baumgartner had recently criticized colleagues for speaking with the Punchbowl News co-founder and said he would withhold support for leadership bids from those who did. Sherman reported the latest remarks from a closed-door House Republican Conference meeting, prompting online comments about the irony.