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July 2, 2021

Pelosi Appoints Republican Liz Cheney to Select Committee to Probe Capitol Insurrection
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has named Mississippi Congressmember Bennie
Thompson to chair the House select committee investigating the January 6
insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Six other Democrats will serve on it,
including Trump impeachment managers Zoe Lofgren, Adam Schiff and Jamie
Raskin of Maryland.

Rep. Jamie Raskin: "We need to figure out who organized the violence on
January 6th, how did they organize it, and why did they organize it.
What were the purposes of the different critical actors who were present
on that day?"

Speaker Pelosi also said Republican Congressmember Liz Cheney would
serve on the January 6 committee. Cheney was one of just 10 House
Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump for inciting the mob that
attacked Congress. House Minority Leader Kevin Mc Carthy said he was
"shocked" that Cheney accepted Pelosi's invitation, and suggested
Republican leaders might strip her of her House committee assignments.


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