McCarthy threatens to pull GOP members from House Jan. 6 committee after Pelosi rejects Trump allies Jordan and Banks

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Pelosi rejected two Republican picks to join the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol invasion by a mob of Trump's supporters.

called Pelosi's move "an egregious abuse of power" and accused her of being "more interested in playing politics than seeking the truth."

"Unless Speaker Pelosi reverses course and seats all five Republican nominees, Republicans will not be party to their sham process and will instead pursue our own investigation of the facts," McCarthy said. Jordan, a staunch Trump ally and the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, in a brief statement said Pelosi's actions show that her Jan. 6 probe "is nothing more than a partisan political charade.""We said all along that this was a purely partisan exercise by the Democrats and Nancy Pelosi's rejection of me and Jim Jordan shows once again she is the most partisan figure in America today," Banks said.had picked a Republican — Rep.

included Reps. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Kelley Armstrong of North Dakota and Texas freshman Troy Nehls.

 

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