House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Names Representative Adam Kinzinger To Jan 6 Committee

Over the weekend, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she appointed GOP Representative Adam Kinzinger to the house select committee to investigate the Capitol Riots. Kinzinger was one of 10 house Republicans to vote for former President Trump’s second impeachment and has been a vocal critic of the former president. In a statement, Pelosi said “He brings great patriotism to the committee’s mission: to find the facts and protect our democracy.” Kinzinger is joining Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming as the only Republicans on the new committee which is set to hold it’s first hearing tomorrow.

Last week, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy pulled 5 of his appointees after 2 of the Representatives, Jim Banks of Indiana and Jim Jordan of Ohio were rejected by Pelosi. Pelosi rejected them for their roles in pushing to overturn the presidential election results. McCarthy’s three other appointees were Representatives Rodney Davis of Illinois, Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota and Troy Nehls of Texas. Banks, Jordan and Nehls all objected to the certification of the 2020 presidential election. Pelosi named Cheney among her eight selections to the panel earlier this month.