Democrats stepped up their calls this week for Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from all cases involving the insurrection at the Capitol and efforts to block the certification of the 2020 election results.
WASHINGTON — Despite near daily bombshells relating to the investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, pressure is mounting on lawmakers to finish their probe before the 2022 midterm elections, when Republicans are expected to retake control of the House of Representatives and quash the inquiry.
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., chairman of the House's Jan. 6 select committee, speaks at a panel hearing. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who is widely expected to become speaker of the House if Republicans retake the chamber in the November elections,that he would refocus the panel’s work to investigate why Capitol Police and security were overrun by the Trump mob and what current speaker Nancy Pelosi’s role was in the response.
The criminal case against former Trump adviser Steve Bannon for refusing to testify is not expected to take place until the middle of July, just four months before the 2022 midterms. And despite his being, no criminal charges have been filed against Meadows, who initially cooperated with the committee before refusing to do so.
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