The move by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to remove two Republicans from the Committee to Investigate the January 6, 2021 attack on Congress led to a protest by the Republican minority leader in the House.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has rejected the membership of two Republican MPs, Jim Jordan and Jim Banks, in the Committee to Investigate the January 6, 2021, Attack on Congress.
The congressional hearing about that were exactly where the Republican Party came from.
Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has nominated five members of the House of Representatives for membership in the working group, but Pelosi has opposed the inclusion of two Republican candidates in the working group.
The two MPs that Pelosi has opposed are Jim Jordan and Jim Banks.
In response to Pelosi’s decision, the Republican minority leader accused him of abusing power, saying Republicans would not participate in the fictitious process until Pelosi changed course and accepted all five Republican candidates on the committee.
At the same time, he said, Republicans are pursuing investigations into the facts.
According to IRNA, following the 2020 US presidential election and the unrest in the country and the attack on the US Congress building on January 6, 2021, following the defeat of Donald Trump in this election, the US House of Representatives formed an elected committee to investigate Trump’s attack on the US Congress in January received 222 votes in favor and 190 against.
Adam Kinsinger and Liz Cheney were the only Republicans to vote in favor of the committee.
Liz Cheney is the third Republican in the House to be ousted from the party in May for criticizing Trump.
The committee, which includes members from both the Democratic and Republican parties, can pursue its investigation by summoning witnesses.
