Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
As the current Congress got underway early last year, and the new Republican majority in the House got to work, party officials quickly coalesced around a specific priority: There would be a new, GOP-friendly investigation into the Jan. 6 attack. The endeavor would be led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk — a Georgia Republican who faced some awkward questions about a controversial Capitol tour the day before the riot — who told the public that he intended to determine “what really happened” on Jan.
Liz Cheney, who served as the vice chair of the actual Jan. 6 committee. The NBC News report added that the Georgia congressman also asked Hutchinson “for communications related to ‘potential publishing or book deals or related compensation,’ as well as on employment after the White House; the 25th Amendment, which covers removing a president from power; and her itinerary for a trip to the Florida’s Gulf Coast in early 2021.
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