Pelosi rejects Jordan and Banks for January 6 committee

In a statement, Pelosi said Democrats in his caucus raised specific objections against Jordan and Banks “and the impact their appointments may have on the integrity of the investigation.”

“Out of respect for the integrity of the investigation, insisting on the truth and worrying about the statements made and actions taken by these members, I must reject the recommendations of Representatives Banks and Jordan to the select committee,” said she declared.

Jordan and Banks were among a group of five GOP lawmakers appointed by the parliamentary minority leader Kevin mccarthyKevin McCarthyPelosi weighing GOP picks for January 6 probe The Hill’s Morning Report – Will Schumer backtrack? Jim Jordan among McCarthy’s picks for January 6 panel MORE (R-Calif.) To sit on the select committee of 13 members. But Pelosi ultimately had a veto on the Republican selections.

Pelosi said he spoke to McCarthy on Wednesday morning to inform him of his decision and asked him to recommend two alternative Republicans to replace Jordan and Banks.

“The violent domestic assault on Congress on January 6 was the worst assault on the Capitol since the War of 1812 and the worst domestic assault on American democracy since the Civil War. We face a radically new threat in the types of forces that combined to attack our government on January 6. The future of our democracy is at stake. This assault was an attempt to overthrow the government.

“We need a thorough investigation to find out who organized this attack, who paid for it, how they almost succeeded in overthrowing a presidential election, why they did it and how we need to organize ourselves to prevent that. such a thing would never happen again.

“We had hoped to establish a bipartite and independent national commission, but there is no prospect for this commission at the moment due to insufficient support from Republican senators. Therefore, the House created the Special Committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol. The Special Committee on the January 6 Insurgency will investigate and report on the facts and causes of the mob terrorist attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. It will also be responsible for reporting on its findings. , conclusions and recommendations to prevent future attacks. .

“On Monday evening, the minority leader recommended 5 members to sit on the select committee. I spoke to him this morning about the objections raised about Representatives Jim Banks and Jim Jordan and the impact their appointments might have on the integrity of the investigation. I also informed him that I was ready to appoint representatives Rodney DavisRodney Lee DavisPelosi weighing GOP picks for Jan 6 survey The Hill’s Morning Report – Will Schumer backtrack? Jim Jordan among McCarthy’s picks for January 6 panel MORE, Kelly Armstrong and Troy Nehls, and asked him to recommend two other members.

“Out of respect for the integrity of the investigation, insisting on the truth and worrying about the statements made and actions taken by these members, I must reject the recommendations of Representatives Banks and Jordan to the select committee.

“The unprecedented nature of January 6 demands this unprecedented decision. “