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July 27, 2021

House Select Committee Begins Probe of January 6 Insurrection at the Capitol
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The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at
the Capitol will hold its first hearing today and hear testimony from
four police officers who were attacked by Trump supporters while
defending the Capitol. The committee is made up of seven Democrats and
two Republicans - Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger - both of whom voted to
impeach Trump for his role in instigating the assault on the Capitol.
Last week, House Minority Leader Kevin Mc Carthy pulled all of his
recommended committee members after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vetoed
two of his five picks. On Monday, Mc Carthy chided Cheney and Kinzinger
as "Pelosi Republicans" for participating in the probe.


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