Jim Jordan among 5 House Republicans selected by McCarthy for January 6 select committee

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Republican Representatives Jim Banks of Indiana, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Rodney Davis of Illinois, Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota and freshman Troy Nehls of Texas were selected by McCarthy, the chief of the minority confirmed to CNN.

Among the Republicans McCarthy proposed to the committee, Banks, Jordan and Nehls were among 139 House Republicans who voted to overturn the 2020 presidential results in Arizona and Pennsylvania. Davis and Armstrong voted to certify the presidential election.
Banks and Jordan were also among the group of Republicans who signed the Texas lawsuit that sought to invalidate the ballots of millions of voters in four battlefield states, but was quickly blocked by the Supreme Court.

Under the House resolution, Pelosi appoints eight members to the committee and McCarthy has five positions “in consultation” with Pelosi – meaning the House Speaker could ultimately veto his selections.

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The select committee, which will investigate the deadly Jan.6 insurgency on Capitol Hill, is expected to hold its first hearing next week. Committee members will hear Capitol Police officers Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell as well as Metropolitan Police Department officers Michael Fanone and Daniel Hodges talk about their experiences on January 6.

Democratic Representative Bennie Thompson of Mississippi chairs the committee and is also chair of the House Homeland Security Committee.

The five Republicans chosen by McCarthy aren’t the only GOP members on the committee. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming among her eight choices to sit on the panel.

Pelosi’s office told CNN on Monday evening that they had also just learned the names and Pelosi was considering the choices.

This story was updated with additional developments on Monday.

Ryan Nobles of CNN contributed to this report.

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