Print this article House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announces the withdrawal of his nominees to serve on the special committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 21, 2021.
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At a briefing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) vowed that the GOP will sponsor its own investigation into the Capitol riot after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) pulled two prominent Republicans from the ‘bipartisan’ January 6 committee.
“We will run our own investigation. We have law enforcement, we have military, we have doctors, we have people from all walks of life. They want to know the answer, the American people deserve that. They don’t deserve politics, they don’t deserve destroying the institution. No committee in Congress will work if one person can pick all who can serve. This has not happened before,” M
Pelosi Rejects 2 Republican Nominees for Capitol Riot Probe
Voice of America
22 Jul 2021, 08:05 GMT+10
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday rejected two Republican nominees to sit on a committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, suggesting they would harm the integrity of 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 Representatives [Jim] Banks and [Jim] Jordan to the Select Committee, Pelosi said in a statement. The unprecedented nature of January 6th demands this unprecedented decision, she said.
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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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