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GOP constitutional scholar now investigating Planned Parenthood

Posted by Sean Myers on Feb. 1, 2016

A constitutional law professor and thrice-defeated candidate for the House of Representatives has joined a congressional panel to investigate Planned Parenthood.

Frank Scaturro is the newest member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives. Congress created the group to gather information about the medical and business practices of abortion providers, specifically Planned Parenthood, and whether it sells baby parts. Leading Democrats compare the panel to the recent, "politicized" one that investigated Hillary Clinton's role in the Benghazi attack.

Scaturro, a longtime champion and expert of President Ulysses S. Grant, gained fame with his 1998 book "President Grant Reconsidered." The book sparked a reassessment of the Civil War general turned president.

Scaturro practiced law before joining the staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee as counsel for the Constitution Subcommittee in 2005. The Republican ran and lost races in 2010, 2012 and 2014 for the 4th congressional district of New York.