Pelosi rejects two Republicans for Jan. 6 committee. Republicans say they will not participate unless she reverses the decision.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday rejected two Republicans picked by GOP leadership to serve on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Pelosi acknowledged that her decision is unprecedented in a statement Wednesday. But she said past statements by two of McCarthy’s five picks — Rep. Jim Banks and Rep. Jim Jordan — raised concerns about their ability to take part in the probe.“With respect for the integrity of the investigation, with an insistence on the truth and with concern about statements made and actions taken by these members, I must reject the recommendations of Reps.
Republicans jumped to join McCarthy in saying Pelosi’s decision proves the committee would be partisan, while Democrats said McCarthy’s choice in members showed he wasn’t taking the investigation seriously.“This has always been about politics, and today’s actions by the speaker just confirms that,” Jordan told reporters.
House Republicans, including McCarthy and four of the people he selected to serve on the House committee, voted against creating that commission, saying it needed to investigate other unrelated violence in recent years, such as the violence that accompanied some Black Lives Matter protests last summer and a 2017 shooting targeting Republicans at a baseball practice.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pelosi rejects Republican Jim Jordan for Jan. 6 committee, McCarthy threatens to pull all his nomineesNEW: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy threatens to pull all his Republican nominees from the committee unless all his selections are seated.
Read more »
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Makes Picks for Jan. 6 PanelHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy chose five Republican lawmakers to serve on the Democrat-led select committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol building
Read more »
McCarthy proposes 5 Republicans to sit on Jan. 6 panelWASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has picked five Republicans to sit on the new select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, signaling that Republicans will participate in the investigation that they have staunchly opposed.
Read more »