Overview

• Four days before its release, Crockett told the reporter she was “shutting down the profile” and revoked permissions after learning colleagues had been contacted without notice.
• Elaine Godfrey published the profile regardless, drawing on interviews with dozens of Democratic lawmakers from the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees.
• The article recounts examples of Crockett’s brusque communication style, including scolding a staffer over scheduling notes and disparaging fundraising food.
• Crockett argued that her large social media following entitled her to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.
• Senior staffers say colleagues privately view her as undisciplined but have declined to criticize her publicly.