McCarthy names five possible GOP members for Jan. 6 select committee
By: Nicholas Sherman
The star chamber political show trial is only about a week away. It will be interesting to see if the idiot fascist who is 2nd in line to be president will try to dictate other Republican minority spots on this mockery of a committee besides appointing the traitorous establishment tramp Cheney. Our future speaker picked five great members.
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McCarthy names five possible GOP members for Jan. 6 select committee
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi already named eight of the 13 members to the committee.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy released the names of five Republican House members who he could choose to be on the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
McCarthy's picks are led by Indiana Rep. Jim Banks, who is the chair of the Republican Study Committee and the ranking member of the panel, according to Politico.
"I have accepted Leader McCarthy's appointment to this committee because we need leaders who will force the Democrats and the media to answer questions so far ignored. Among them, why was the Capitol unprepared and vulnerable to attack on January 6," Banks said in a statement Monday.
The other members include Illinois Rep. Rodney Davis, the top Republican on the House Administration committee; Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Judiciary committee; North Dakota's Kelly Armstrong Texas' Troy Nehls.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the committee's creation earlier this month. She created it after the Senate blocked the Democrat-backed 9/11 style commission to study the riot.
"Make no mistake, Nancy Pelosi created this committee solely to malign conservatives and to justify the Left’s authoritarian agenda," Banks said. "I will not allow this committee to be turned into a forum for condemning millions of Americans because of their political beliefs."
Pelosi named eight of the 13 lawmakers to the panel: seven Democrats and one Republican, the Republican being Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney.
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And yet, of the nearly 600 Trumpist criminals arrested for violent destructive felonies during Trump's January 6th insurrection exactly zero zip nada none were members of BLM or ANTIFA. Not even one. They were all in the gop!
The cartoon points out the blatant hypocrisy and double standards between how participants in the events are being treated.
We know that the guy who sold cnn video of the event including the now named officer who assassinated Ashli Babbit without any prior warning was affiliated with said terrorist groups. BLM.
100% of those arrested for violent felonies committed at Trump's January 6th Save The Steal Rally and Insurrection were Trump supporters. ZERO were BLM or ANTIFA...
100% of those arrested for violent felonies committed at Democrats riot and looting mob rampages and Insurrections last year from late May on were Biden supporters. All were BLM or ANTIFA...
Too bad that the house committee will now have zero credibility and only democrats will believe a word it has to say or a finding it generates as they have eliminated any legitimate participation by the opposition. Writing them off and questioning the objectivity of all they find will be easy now with no voice for the minority opposition party.
Where's Marjorie? You cant expect Jim Jordan to do all the buffoon humor by himself.
Count on her being picked if Pelosi vetoed any of the members of the minority the future speaker picked. This is the most moderate group she’s going to get without imposing all the committee members on her own.
Well as we all likely know now, Nancy Pelosi ended comity in thr House of Representatives until Jan 2023 by for the first time ever dictating who the minority could have on the congressional committee. So there will be no real Republicans on the committee or participation or cooperation with it.
there's trumpsters in the house and senate that also belong in jail with the rest of those fucking domestic terrorists.
So prove it.
As often as progressive liberals make that claim, you would hope that at least ONE of them could actually prove it, but, sadly, that has not been the case.
how do you know? were you there?
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I’m proud that my congressman is on this list.
Doug LaMalfa, Calif.
He’s done a great job representing us.
Still no evidence that any House or Senate member had anything to do with those who engaged in violence or vandalism or any comparable act before, during , or after the event that day.
I made no claim, merely challenged you to prove YOUR claim. Were YOU there and can provide proof?
I see you can't prove what I previously asked.
I would only expect a diversion or what about ism rather than actual asked for proof considering everything.
Comment 2.2.6 is false. There is evidence from one of the organizers, Ali Alexander, that at least three Republican Congressional members, Reps. Gossar, Biggs and Brooks, plotted with him to plan and organize the insurrection.
According to Alexander: "we four schemed up putting maximum pressure on congress while they were voting..."
There is? What is this evidence? Links? Proof? Someone’s allegation is not proof.
The evidence that I'm referring to is the statement of Alexander as set forth in the links below.
That is also false. The testimony of one witness can be sufficient to convict a defendant of criminal misconduct.
Can be is key here. What you have from these “sources” is hearsay, not proof.
A statement by a party (or participant, in this instance), Alexander, is NOT hearsay. At trial, a statement by a party, even if made outside the courtroom, is admissible evidence, i.e., proof. So, you are wrong.
You made the ridiculous accusation so you prove it or we will simply assume it is absolutely false.
So what. Who cares that they helped plan a rally that took place before the intrusion into the capitol happened? Tens of thousands participated in it and many spoke to it.