Pelosi Rejects Two of McCarthy’s Picks for Jan. 6 Riot Probe
- GOP leader threatens to pull Republicans from committee
- Speaker says ‘integrity of the investigation’ was at stake
Jim Jordan
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected two Republicans selected by House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy for a committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, sparking a threat by the chamber’s top Republican to pull out of the inquiry entirely.
Pelosi, who has final say over the 13-member committee’s composition, said she informed McCarthy she wouldn’t accept his recommendation that Representatives Jim Jordan of Ohio and Jim Banks of Indiana join the panel and requested he select two new members.