House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday said he opposes a bipartisan agreement that was announced last week to create an independent commission with subpoena power to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. The GOP leader said that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is not negotiating in good faith and is trying to politicize the commission. Meanwhile, the proposed commission—which would see a vote in the House this week—should investigate other politically motivated violent acts in recent years, he said. McCarthy and other Republicans have argued that the Black Lives Matter riots and Antifa incidents over the past year throughout U.S. cities warrant just as much, if not more, consideration than the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, which lasted several hours. “Given the political misdirections that have marred this process, given the now duplicative and potentially counterproductive nature of this effort, and given the Speaker’s shortsighted scope that does not …
House GOP Leader Says He Won’t Support Pelosi-Backed Deal for Jan. 6 Commission
May 18, 2021
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