House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally tapped Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois — a rare Donald Trump antagonist in his party — to the select panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection as part of a boosted Republican presence.
The addition of Kinzinger looked increasingly likely in recent days, with Pelosi teasing the appointment Sunday morning on ABC’s "This Week," acknowledging that naming Kinzinger would be part of her “plan.” The appointment followed Pelosi’s rejection of two of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s picks to serve on the panel: Reps. Jim Banks and Jim Jordan . Both are aggressive defenders of the former president, and they were already gearing up to shift the focus onto Democrats, rather than Trump and their party. The GOP leader opted to pull all five of his picks and boycott the panel, which includes Cheney and seven Democrats picked by Pelosi, in response to her vetoes.
POLITICO previously reported that Kinzinger has discussed his desire to serve on the committee, which so far counts Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney as its sole Republican member. Cheney was unseated as House Republicans' No. 3 leader by her colleagues in May after criticizing the former president and his false claims about election fraud.
Banks, who would have been the panel's top Republican before Pelosi nixed him, charged Sunday that the speaker had "predetermined a narrative" for the investigation and sought to silence Republicans who planned to ask about security failures at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Lol, the anti Trump brigade...Nancy being nancy...
Desperation to get the narrative she wants.
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The Mar a Lago blogger ain't put out a statement yet?
Yes!!!!
How would you like to be tried by a jury with this bias? Lacks credibility .
Kinzinger is one of the very few male republicans in Congress who hasn't surrendered their balls to Trump.
Is this a joke?
Queen Sheba and her Royal Committee ..
Patriot
Good move !
Speaker Pelosi needs true patriots to work for the committee to uncover the ugly insurrection truths.
If it was indeed an insurrection, why hasn't anyone been charged with insurrection?
Kin zinger is a great choice. He knows McCarthy and his sham plans.
Country over party. Thank you AdamKinzinger!
Let's really piss trump off and get Obama on there too.
Good move
Breaking: Kinziger, like Cheney, has decided to do his job.
Great - now let's get going with this bipartisan select panel.
This is how blacks are treated in Federal courts. I labeled my documents for Appellant court. District court has no jurisdiction but wants to influence an Appellate decision. District court says it will consider my motions anyway.
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