CNN At This Hour With Kate Bolduan June 4, 2024 15:27:00
Nominate republicans. >> reporter: that's right. the thinking is they want to appoint republicans on the committee so they can be in these hearings, pushing back on democrats, potentially writing their own minority report and shaping the counternarrative. the question is who does kevin mccarthy appoint? i'm told he wants to appoint a mix of trump allies who can mount a vigorous defense of the former president, but also more pragmatic and moderate members who could have sway with middle america. the reason is because speaker nancy pelosi upped the ante when she appointed republican liz cheney t...