House Republicans plot investigative revenge on January 6 panel as Trump itches for payback

CNN ^ | 7/15/22 | Melanie Zanona, Gabby Orr, Zachary Cohen

[Libloather]

(CNN) House Republicans are plotting revenge on the select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, as the GOP weighs a broader effort to re-litigate some of Donald Trump's biggest election grievances if it recaptures the House majority.

The former President has been itching for payback and leaning heavily on his Capitol Hill allies to defend him against a recent slew of damaging revelations about his role in the deadly attack on the US Capitol. Now, as Republicans search for ways to undermine those findings, their party has started to lay the groundwork to investigate the select committee itself.

Republicans have already asked the January 6 panel to preserve a broad range of documents in its possession -- a signal they're preparing to force those records to be turned over should they wield powerful committee gavels next year. And privately, Republican sources say there have been discussions about subpoenaing members of the select committee, particularly Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who is fighting an uphill battle for reelection, and retiring Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, if both Republicans are private citizens next year.

It's an idea that has garnered support among allies of the former President. But House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy -- who has refused to comply with a subpoena from the select committee and has long held that the panel lacks the authority to haul in private citizens -- is cool to the idea, according to a Republican source familiar with his thinking.

Other investigative ideas under consideration among House Republicans include establishing their own select committee -- or repurposing the current one -- to investigate matters such as Speaker Nancy Pelosi's role in Capitol security enforcement on January 6, 2021; the intelligence and security failures surrounding that day; and the treatment of the rioters...

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[pfflier]

to defend him against a recent slew of damaging revelations allegations.

Fixed it.

about his role in the deadly attack on the US Capitol.

One cop died of a heart attack??

[pfflier]

Remember also an innocent woman was killed by the cops but the dims and cnn probably won’t count that.

[Vigilanteman]

Good point, but keep in mind that Xiden is basically China’s poppet emperor. Tell me what they would do differently if we were directly ruled by Beijing.

[Wuli]

I think the MAGA movement would be great with Trump elected by the GOP led house to be Speaker of the House, and then as Speaker mount multiple inquiries against Biden, the FBI, the DOJ, DOD and Pelosi and Schiff, including a true “January 6th” investigation.