The House Ethics Committee has declined to investigate whether Reps. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) had any involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. The Republican congressmen on Tuesday released notices they received from Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.), who said that the 10-member committee he chairs has voted to not form a special investigative subcommittee to look into their actions in the days leading up to Jan. 6, when a group of protesters breached the Capitol building complex. While Brooks had no comment on the committee’s decision, Gosar said the accusation that he helped instigate the Jan. 6 incident was baseless and politically motivated. “This patently baseless claim attempted to conflate political disagreements with ethics,” Gosar said in a statement, adding that the House Ethics Committee, which includes an equal number of Democrats and Republicans, “should not be politicized for partisan purposes.” The notices came a day after …
House Ethics Committee Rejects Capitol Breach Claims Against Reps. Brooks, Gosar
June 16, 2021
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