Not bad, McCarthy.
Posted on 07/19/2021 5:01:57 PM PDT by conservative98
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) plans to announce Monday the names of the five Republicans who will sit on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) committee to investigate the riot that occurred January 6 at the U.S. Capitol.
McCarthy will appoint Reps. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Jim Banks (R-IN), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), and Rodney Davis (R-IL) to sit on the 13-member select committee, according to a senior House GOP aide familiar with the matter.
All McCarthy’s appointees voted against impeaching former President Donald Trump in January and all voted against establishing the select committee. Jordan, Banks, and Nehls also voted against certifying the 2020 electoral college results in certain disputed states.
Jordan is ranking member of the Judiciary Committee and a longtime oversight bull, and Banks, a rising star within his caucus, chairs the Republican Study Committee.
After the publishing of this story, Banks and Jordan issued responses to their committee appointments.
Banks released a statement saying Democrats failure to investigate the violent riots that stemmed from Black Lives Matter protests last summer indicates they are unserious about “investigating political violence.”
“If Democrats were serious about investigating political violence, this committee would be studying not only the January 6 riot at the Capitol, but also the hundreds of violent political riots last summer when many more innocent Americans and law-enforcement officers were attacked,” Banks said, adding, “And of course, the committee would not overlook the Good Friday murder of USCP Officer Billy Evans that was perpetrated by a far-left extremist.”
Banks continued, “Make no mistake, Nancy Pelosi created this committee solely to malign conservatives and to justify the Left’s authoritarian agenda.”
Jordan responded only by posting a video compilation to social media of a string of Democrats objecting to past presidential election results:
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Unexpected from McCarthy........
What’s the status of Traitor [Witch] Cheney?
She’s on Team Pelosi. Pelosi picked her for her side.
Calling it a riot is a bit of a stretch IMHO.
Now we know what the meeting was about.
Thanks.
I was figuring that no one else from any part of the GOP was going to be a party to The Party.
I have no power.
When I see people that do, and they try.
I love it !
They are not calliing it a riot. It’s an INSURRECTION!!!
This committee is a joke. No reason not to have some fun with it.
Very. Reading election year leaves and wants to keep his leadership position???
“This committee is a joke. No reason not to have some fun with it.”
Exactly. The idea of sitting it out was ridiculous; as long as you have a hand on the wheel, you can influence the outcome.
“This committee is a joke. No reason not to have some fun with it.”
Exactly. The idea of sitting it out was ridiculous; as long as you have a hand on the wheel, you can influence the outcome.
“This committee is a joke. No reason not to have some fun with it.”
Exactly. The idea of sitting it out was ridiculous; as long as you have a hand on the wheel, you can influence the outcome.
Waste of time. A TV bore and a deflection from important things happening.
Watching those arseholes blabber signifying nothing is repulsive.
+1
You can say that again.
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