Pelosi appoints Kinzinger to January 6th committee
Nancy Pelosi, Adam Kinzinger
Pelosi appoints Kinzinger to Jan 6th committee. Second GOP critic of Trump on the committee.
Where: Washington, DC
The Facts
▪ On Sunday, House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, appointed a second republican critic of Donald Trump, Representative Adam Kinzinger, to the January 6th investigatory committee.
▪ Kinzinger stated he “humbly accepted” the appointment even as the GOP leadership boycotted the inquiry.
▪ In a statement, Pelosi said Kinzinger, an Illinois Republican, will bring “great patriotism to the committee’s mission: to find the facts and protect our Democracy.”
▪ Kinzinger is the second Republican on the committee along with Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming.
▪ The two were among the 10 House Republicans to vote for Trump’s second impeachment and the only two Republicans to vote to form the special committee.
▪ In a statement, Kinzinger said, “For months, I have said that the American people deserve transparency and truth on how and why thousands showed up to attack our democracy.”
▪ Earlier, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said the GOP would not participate in the committee after Pelosi rejected two of his nominees.
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