That spot, speaking right after a chair, is typically reserved for a minority party's ranking member. But after McCarthy withdrew his appointments in response to Pelosi’s decision to veto Reps. Jim Banks and Jim Jordan , Cheney now has the spotlight.
Pelosi, who told her leadership team Monday night she was looking forward to the panel’s first hearing, was praised by her members for outmaneuvering McCarthy over the last week, according to sources familiar with the closed-door discussions. One day ahead of the committee’s first hearing, McCarthy took aim at Cheney and Kinzinger as “Pelosi Republicans,” a dig at their involvement in the inquiry at the appointment of the speaker. Cheney and Kinzinger both responded by calling his remarks “childish.”
Banks and Jordan, as well as Reps. Kelly Armstrong and Troy Nehls , huddled in McCarthy’s office Monday afternoon to plan their strategy ahead of the press conference. One source familiar with the meeting said the group is “very serious” about ensuring their criticisms of Democrats do not appear to criticize the officers testifying or impugn their heroism on Jan. 6.
The committee has already faced controversy over its staff director, David Buckley, who is fielding criticism for how he handled a whistleblower matter as the inspector general for the CIA, first reported by
Follow Us For More Updates
You can read Chair Bennie Thompson's opening remarks as prepared for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot hearing here:
Lol they definitely want a circus
Sham
The fact that the Republicans want nothing to do with this speaks volumes about them. The Republicans spent two years and four months investigating the Benghazi attack, longer than Congressional probes into 9/11, JFK assassination, and Pearl Harbor. Yet silence on Jan 6th.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
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.
GOP Sen. Toomey Says Probing Jan. 6 Is ‘Politically To The Advantage’ Of DemocratsThe comments came shortly before a second Republican signed on to join a House panel to investigate the attack. Investing on crimes is an advantage to all Americans. Ignoring crimes is giving criminals free pass to kill and destroy. So please do not make it sound like investing the January 6 event is just an political move, ignoring it is a Republicans political move. It’s only an advantage to the Dems because members of the GOP are complicit. It’s was stupid of Republicans to go along with with this long….got a bed you made you should lay in that shit.
Source: Forbes - 🏆 394. / 53 Read more »
Rep. Aguilar on Jan. 6 officer testimony: Tomorrow is about those police officers'Tomorrow is about those police officers,' Rep. Aguilar says about the first hearing of the Jan. 6 probe. 'It is so important that the public gets to hear directly from these 4 officers who were the last line of defense protecting our democracy.' Looks like he is feeling the love from all the hugs and kisses.
Source: MSNBC - 🏆 469. / 51 Read more »
Live: Jan. 6 committee holds 1st public hearing on Capitol attackThe special congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will hold its first hearing Tuesday. Yahoo News will have live coverage beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET. 202 days after Donald's insurrection & riot, the House of Representatives Select Committee starts the first & only public investigation into the attack on our republic. A work long overdue. But better late than never. Here we go. Buckle up. There was no insurrection. There was a staged event orchestrated by one political party so they can persecute the other. ArrestTrumpNow GoPWhiteSupremacists GOPTraitors
Source: YahooNews - 🏆 380. / 59 Read more »
Pelosi Says She Plans To Tap Kinzinger And Other Republicans For Jan. 6 Select CommitteeThe House speaker revealed other Republicans besides Kinzinger “have expressed an interest” in serving on the panel.
Source: Forbes - 🏆 394. / 53 Read more »
Pelosi plans to add Republican Rep. Kinzinger to Jan. 6 committeeHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is planning to add Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger, an outspoken Trump critic, to the House select committee charged with investigating the Jan. 6 attack. 'You could say that is the direction I would be going on'
Source: YahooNews - 🏆 380. / 59 Read more »
Pelosi teases Kinzinger addition to Jan. 6 Capitol attack investigationSpeaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed that she's likely to appoint GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger — a rare Donald Trump antagonist in his party — as part of a boosted Republican presence on to the select panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection Let's get Michael Cohen on it too just to Piss off Trump. MichaelCohen212 Kinzinger is a Republican with a spine, a species that is nearing extinction.
Source: politico - 🏆 381. / 59 Read more »