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CNN political analyst John Avlon showered GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger with over-the-top praise for their participation in the Democrat-led Jan. 6 select committee.
Cheney and Kinzinger, two Republican lawmakers who voted to impeach former President Trump over his handling of the violence that took place on Capitol Hill during the certification of President Biden s election victory, were hand-picked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., after she rejected two of the five Republicans House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy appointed. The Wyoming and Illinois representatives are the only two Republicans on the committee.
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(Photo : Getty Images/MANDEL NGAN/AFP) US Representative Adam Kinzinger, Republican of Illinois, speaks to reporters after US Representative Liz Cheney, Republican of Wyoming, was ousted from her leadership role on May 12, 2021 at the US Capitol Hill in Washington,DC. - House Republicans voted Wednesday to oust anti-Trump conservative Cheney from her leadership role confirming that the party out of power in Washington is casting its lot with the former US President.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Sunday that she has already appointed Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger to the House select committee.
Jake Tapper pressed Congressman
Armstrong was one of the five Republicans House Minority Leader
Kevin McCarthy selected for the committee. After Speaker
Nancy Pelosi rejected two of his picks, McCarthy pulled all five.
Armstrong told Tapper the Capitol Police officers testifying Tuesday deserve to be heard, but added, “I wish they were being heard in a less partisan forum.”
Tapper asked if he believes
Adam Kinzinger and
Liz Cheney should be punished by House GOP leadership. Armstrong said no before hitting the credibility of the committee with only those two Republicans.
Jim Banks and
Donald Trump actually won the election.”
The latest on the House Capitol riot committee
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What you need to know
McCarthy s move came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she rejected two of McCarthy s picks ahead of a high-profile hearing set for Tuesday.
The committee will have Republican representation from one member: Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who was one of Pelosi s eight choices to serve on the committee.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today rejected two of the five Republicans House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy had tapped for the House select committee created last month to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.
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