Posted on 07/22/2021 8:33:30 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The political circus over the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol building continues to get zanier, Republicans seem to be more willing to throw their weight around. During a Wednesday briefing at Capitol Hill, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) declared that the GOP will launch its own investigation into the incident, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) pulled two Republican lawmakers from the supposedly bipartisan committee.
McCarthy’s threat comes after Democrats decided to form their own committee to “investigate” the riot, when it became apparent that they did not have enough support for a 9/11-style commission to look into the matter. RedState’s Nick Arama noted that Pelosi made sure the committee was “stacked with anti-Trump people” like Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and others. However, when the speaker vetoed the appointment of Reps. Jim Banks (R-IN) and Jim Jordan (R-OH), who were the McCarthy’s choices, it became clear that the Democrats were intent on making the panel as partisan as possible.
The House minority leader released a statement, explaining that unless Pelosi seats all five GOP picks, “Republicans will not be party to their sham process and will instead pursue our own investigation of the facts.”
In his announcement, McCarthy said, in part:
“We will run our own investigation. We have law enforcement, we have military, we have doctors, we have people from all walks of life. They want to know the answer, the American people deserve that. They don’t deserve politics, they don’t deserve destroying the institution. No committee in Congress will work if one person can pick all who can serve. This has not happened before.”
In a move that is sure to shock the nation, Cheney defended Pelosi’s actions, stating, “I agree with what the Speaker has done.”
Pelosi also released a statement in which she defended her decision. She argued that the “unprecedented nature” of the Jan. 6 riot “demands the unprecedented decision” to prohibit Banks and Jordan from participating in the panel and requested that McCarthy pick two other Republican lawmakers instead.
Since the effort to form a 9/11-style commission and subsequent Democratic committee are clearly partisan in nature, none of this comes as a surprise. McCarthy likely chose Banks and Jordan, knowing that Pelosi would pull rank and reveal her true intentions.
This sham of an investigation is intended for one purpose: To further weaponize the riot at the U.S. Capitol and milk it for all it’s worth. Democrats are trying to use the incident to gain an advantage for the 2022 midterm elections, and I’ll bet dollars to donuts that the result of the supposed probe will be released at a time when Democrats believe it will help them strategically.
The FBI is already investigating the riot, and there are other congressional investigations proceeding at this moment. This is what Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell pointed out when he signaled that Senate Republicans would not vote in favor of this farce.
In light of all this, why shouldn’t the Republicans form their own committee and conduct their own investigation? After all, some are questioning Pelosi’s conduct as the fracas ensued. What if the GOP digs deeper and finds information that isn’t favorable to the left? Turnabout is fair play, isn’t it?
Pelosi has all but revealed what everyone already knows: The committee is politically motivated. But why should the Democrats have all the fun?
Let’s have two competing investigations that are purely motivated by political expediency. That way, when the Democrats reveal their findings – or better yet, their manufactured evidence — Republicans will have material with which to counter the narrative that the left will almost certainly push when the time comes. If Democrats wish to continue weaponizing the riot, the Republicans don’t have to make it easy for them, do they?
The Republicans better have great security in place because those whacky Leftists are crazy.
Why doesn’t Lizzy just switch parties. She is toast next year anyway. Let her go out in a blaze of glory
Speaker of the House placed under oath and questioned would perhaps be unprecedented, but her violations of oath already have a long history.
Any “investigation” that doesn’t look into BLM, Antifa and FBI instigators wearing MAGA gear and attacking the Capitol that day is a joke.
Pelousy is pretty lousy. This is just about all the Repubs can do, until they get something to talk about, like maybe whistleblowers from inside the FBI to tell us what really happened. Why the hell should the majority of FBI agents blindly follow along while their country is sold out to the CCP? This is going to get testy, needless to say.
Why not a commission on Pelosi and the Democrats COLLUSION WITH BLM and the ACTUAL INSURRECTION that took place all last summer?!
“Threaten”? Verbiage people, verbiage.
If the roles were reversed, the dims would be investigating the deadly federal assault on unarmed protesters.
Lizzy needs to be investigated. My sense is she is not legit.
I think that they should host a Jan 6th Roast. Or maybe a Jan 6th kegger. Either would be profoundly more productive than anything Piglosi has anything to do with.
The Republican party’s establishment spent four years undermining president Trump. Mitch McConnell is on record blaming Trump for the January 6th “riots”.
The establishment Republicans don’t want Trump to be exonerated for the January 6th “riots”. It’s also why they are silent about the massive fraud that occurred during the 2020 election cycle.
I think that Kevin McCarthy will sabotage any serious January 6th commission conducted by the Republicans.
A bit of hyperbole there - no one in the country is going to be "shocked" at Cheney's perfidy. The woman is disgusting.
Investigate Pelosi and the security failures. They might be connected.
So they are investigating their own role in making it happen?
Absolutely 💯 true.
Never ever was there trouble at a Trump rally. All happy and smiling patriots.
Nary a gum wrapper on ground after a rally.
Scam FBI infiltrates.
Who shot Ashli????
For God’s sake charge him with murder.
The “siege” was staged. Every informed soul knows that.
I’ve been advocating this position for months, if not years since I have had experiences with congressional committees (as a witness, as a creator/contributor to a major Vietnam study on communist terrorism, and unofficial researcher to some - re my own research library, and as a congressional staffer).
As I mentioned, this has been done before, esp. with the House Internal Security Committee putting in a Dissent report by Rep. Rev. Drinan on the honorariums given to communists for speaking at colleges and high schools; the Symbionese Liberation Army report, and a few others.
Let’s not talk about doing it. Let’s get Rep. McCarthy to DO IT, NOW!!
You know how you take care of crazy leftists.
Hire me for 31 days and let me hire between 50-100 dudes that want to “get to know” antifa Portland,Oregon.
The antifa-busters start working when the next Floyd/Chauvin event occurs.
White punk breaks window.
White punk gets tackled by 3 antifabusters.
White punk gets turned over to the Port!and Police Bureau with a broken clavicle, arm, & leg.
White punk gets bailed out by the Lawyer Guild Communists and goes to hospital.
White punk misses next riot because of injuries.
Senator Paul Republican Kentucky asks Christopher Wray:
Has a FBI agent or informant ever destroyed property in Portland Oregon?
Wray: Senator where did get your conspiracy ideas from?
We run our agency like Snow White, quit slandering the corrupt “rank and file” of the FBI.
Broken bones solve two problems, both antifa and FBI provocateurs will find a different assignments. If they don’t then they get more broken bones.
The GOP commission should make criminal referrals of at least 2 dozen FBI agents.
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