The move is poised to spark a full boycott of the investigation by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi stunned the GOP on Wednesday by vetoing two of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s choices for a select panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, a move all but guaranteed to spark a Republican boycott of the probe.
Pelosi rejected Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), who was tapped to serve as ranking member, and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), both of whom voted to challenge certification of President Joe Biden’s electoral wins earlier this year. Her decision sent shock waves through the House and is likely to galvanize House Republicans against any participation in the investigation.
“I must reject the recommendations of Representatives Banks and Jordan to the Select Committee,” Pelosi said in a statement. “The unprecedented nature of January 6th demands this unprecedented decision.”
Another Republican, freshman Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas), also voted not to certify Biden’s win, but Pelosi said she is “prepared to appoint” Nehls as well as Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), both of whom voted to certify the election.
McCarthy issued a scorching reply that made clear he would yank his other three picks if the speaker didn’t walk back her veto of Banks and Jordan, a move she’s highly unlikely to make.
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Breaking: Speaker Nancy Pelosi vetoed two of Kevin McCarthy’s picks to serve on the Jan. 6 committee, a move guaranteed to spark major backlash among House Republicans https://t.co/w07Ydqpssz
— POLITICO (@politico) July 21, 2021
Liz Cheney told reporters that she agreed with Nancy Pelosi's veto, adding that “at every opportunity, the minority leader has attempted to prevent the American people from understanding what happened" on Jan. 6. https://t.co/PRlAoDIURS pic.twitter.com/T7HjPqOhK0
— POLITICO (@politico) July 21, 2021
Back in May, McCarthy opposed a bipartisan commission in part because it would be "duplicative." https://t.co/M6qwTaUw2G https://t.co/OZmDAH8Ovt
— Ramesh Ponnuru (@RameshPonnuru) July 21, 2021
Finally a Democrat calls the GOP bluff. As Kevin pulls nominees & whines about this being partisan, remember he rejected a bipartisan commission which gave him EVERYTHING HE ASKED FOR! Nancy should appoint someone like @RepKinzinger & move on. https://t.co/WuWZzbTRYk
— Michael Steele (@MichaelSteele) July 21, 2021
BREAKING: PELOSI REJECTS TWO OF McCARTHY’S PICKS FOR JAN. 6 COMMITTEE: JIM JORDAN (R-OHIO) AND JIM BANKS (R-IND.)https://t.co/z4bGBkxBm6
— Scott Wong (@scottwongDC) July 21, 2021
Now the GOP will label the commission a sham and a witch hunt and will do everything it can to obstruct. I just wish any commission would have been independent and unbiased with subpoena powers. My guess is this will turn out like the two Trump impeachments — a lot of wasted time and money with nothing to show for it.
.@RepLizCheney: "[Speaker Pelosi] has objected to two members and the rhetoric around this from the minority leader and from those two members has been disgraceful." https://t.co/PulfYv1h3R pic.twitter.com/70Noo504q6
— The Hill (@thehill) July 22, 2021
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