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House votes to establish committee to investigate Capitol riot

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Updated 6:39 PM EDT, Wed June 30, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 6: Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. A pro-Trump mob later stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Five people died as a result. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 6: Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. A pro-Trump mob later stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Five people died as a result. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images)

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The House voted 222-190 in favor of a resolution introduced by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to create a new select committee to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. Only two Republicans joined Democrats on the vote.
Pelosi chose to go this route after Senate Republicans blocked legislation last month to create an independent, bipartisan commission to probe the riot.
The select committee will be run by House Democrats, have subpoena power and will not be given a strict deadline to finish its work.

Our live coverage has ended. Read more about the vote here.

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What the House's Jan. 6 select committee will do, according to the resolution passed in the chamber

From CNN's Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer

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heThe House voted Wednesday to create a select committee that will investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, while House Republican leaders still aren’t saying whether they will participate in the panel.

The chamber voted 222-190 to formally create the select committee, with just two Republicans joining with Democrats to support its formation — Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.

The House’s vote today formalized the select panel that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced last week, which she’s putting in place after Senate Republicans blocked the formation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the insurrection. Pelosi’s measure did not need to pass in the Senate.

Ahead of the vote, Pelosi said on the floor that she was “heartbroken” Congress could not establish a bipartisan commission. Even though the speaker said she was still “hopeful” that a bipartisan commission could happen in the future, Congress had to move forward with the select committee.

“We cannot wait,” Pelosi said Wednesday. “We believe that Congress must in the spirit of bipartisanship and patriotism establish this commission. And it will be conducted with dignity with patriotism with respect for the American people, so that they can know the truth.”

Here are key things to know about the committee:

What it will probe: The House’s select committee is expected to investigate both the security failings of the January 6 attack — when pro-Trump rioters breached the Capitol and disrupted the certification of Joe Biden’s November 2020 victory — as well as the circumstances leading up to the attack. That’s likely to include an accounting of former President Trump’s role spreading lies about the election being stolen, as well as some Republican lawmakers who supported efforts to overturn the election. The committee could also examine McCarthy’s conversation with Trump by phone as the attack was unfolding.
How it will be organized: According to the resolution, the committee will be made up of 13 members. Eight of those members will be appointed by Pelosi, five will be picked in consultation with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. While Pelosi did not tip her hand as to who she plans to choose to chair or serve on the committee, an aide tells CNN that she is seriously considering a Republican as one of her eight picks. This select committee will be run by House Democrats, have subpoena power and will not be given a strict deadline to finish its work.
What Republicans are saying: Most House Republicans have criticized the select committee, accusing Democrats of creating a partisan panel that will be used to attack former President Donald Trump. House GOP Whip Steve Scalise recommended House Republicans oppose the select committee on Tuesday. And several Republicans who voted in favor of the bipartisan commission legislation said they would vote against the select committee.

Read more about today’s vote here.

DC officer says he was "shocked but not surprised" by House vote

From CNN's Manu Raju

DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone told CNN he was “shocked but not surprised” by the vote today to create a select committee that will investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.

“I mean 190 votes against a special committee, again like I understand the political argument here that it’s a special committee and it’s political in nature,” he said. “I see the speaker as having exhausted every other means of investigating Jan. 6 insurrection. What was she left to do other than to ignore it, which is just not enough.”

Fanone added that the narrower Jan. 6 investigations so far amount to a “band-aid on a bullet hole.”

“If we don’t address the root cause of that day, the fact that it was political in nature, that it was inspired by or incited by the leader of the Republican Party at the time President Donald Trump, and it involved Americans attacking a seat of democracy and trampling on a bunch of police officers on the way in,” he said.

US Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn told CNN he was “surprised by how close” the vote was.

“Glad that it passed but surprised by how close it was. I think we have a lot more coming together to do as a country,” Dunn said.

After watching very few Republicans come the floor for debate, Dunn said, “It just looked like they had their mind made up.”

McCarthy says select committee “seems pretty political”

From CNN's From Ryan Nobles

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy leaves the House Chambers after a vote on creating a January 6th Committee at the U.S. Capitol on June 30.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy leaves the House Chambers after a vote on creating a January 6th Committee at the U.S. Capitol on June 30.

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House Minority Kevin McCarthy still refuses to say if he will cooperate and offer up members to serve the Jan. 6th select committee.

When asked by CNN if he has decided when he will offer up his appointments, McCarthy responded “no.”

When asked if he planned to cooperate and offer up appointments McCarthy responded “it seems pretty political to me.”

He did not respond when CNN asked if that meant he would not appoint anyone.

More on the committee: Under the House’s resolution that passed in the chamber today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will appoint eight members to the committee and McCarthy has five slots “in consultation” with Pelosi, meaning the House speaker could veto McCarthy’s selections.

The House’s select committee is expected to investigate both the security failings of the attack as well as the circumstances leading up to the attack. That’s likely to include an accounting of former President Trump’s role spreading lies about the election being stolen, as well as some Republican lawmakers who supported efforts to overturn the election. The committee could also examine McCarthy’s conversation with Trump by phone as the attack was unfolding.

Pelosi made the move to establish the committee after Senate Republicans blocked the formation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack.

Read more about the committee and today’s vote here.

CNN’s Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer contributed reporting to this post

Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 attended today's vote

From CNN's Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer

The House voted Wednesday to create a new select committee that will investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol after a bipartisan commission was blocked in May by Senate Republicans.

CNN reported Tuesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had invited representatives from both the US Capitol Police and the DC Metropolitan Police to be guests.

While lawmakers debated in the House chamber, officers injured during the Jan. 6 attack listened from the gallery.

Among the US Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department members in attendance were USCP Officer Harry Dunn, MPD Officer Michael Fanone, MPD Officer Daniel Hodges, MPD Officer Abdulkadir Abdi, MPD Officer Carlton Wilhoit III and the mother and partner of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died the day after the insurrection.

Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democrat from California, shared some images on Twitter with the officers at the US Capitol:

Just 2 Republicans voted for a select committee to investigate US Capitol attack

From CNN's Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer

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The House voted 222-190 to formally create a select panel to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Just two Republicans joined with Democrats to support its formation — Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.

Both Cheney and Kinzinger have been outspoken about the need to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.

While the lawmakers said they would have preferred the bipartisan commission to the House-led panel, they argued that a thorough examination of the Jan. 6 insurrection was necessary.

“I believe this select committee is our only remaining option. I will vote to support it,” Cheney said in a statement explaining her vote.

“As I have said, I believe a bipartisan independent commission is the best approach — and although the House was able to pass the measure, it was blocked by the Senate. Today, I voted in support of the Select Committee because the truth matters,” Kinzinger said in a statement after the vote.

If House Speaker Nancy Pelosi decides to appoint a Republican to the panel, it’s likely to be either Cheney or Kinzinger.

Ahead of the vote, Pelosi said on the floor that she was “heartbroken” Congress could not establish a bipartisan commission. Even though the speaker said she was still “hopeful” that a bipartisan commission could happen in the future, Congress had to move forward with the select committee.

“We cannot wait,” Pelosi said Wednesday. “We believe that Congress must in the spirit of bipartisanship and patriotism establish this commission. And it will be conducted with dignity with patriotism with respect for the American people, so that they can know the truth.”

Pelosi made the move to establish the committee after Senate Republicans blocked the formation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack.

Read more about today’s vote here.

JUST IN: House votes to create select committee to investigate Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol

From CNN's Annie Grayer, Jeremy Herb and Kristin Wilson

The House just voted to create a new select committee that will investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.

The vote fell mostly along party lines and signaled the political fight to come over the panel’s examination of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

The House voted 222-190 to formally create the select committee announced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week after Senate Republicans blocked the formation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack.

Just two Republicans joined with Democrats to support the formation of the select panel: Reps. Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney.

“Our bipartisan, good-faith proposal was met with a filibuster. Now that Senate Republicans have chosen to block the formation of an independent commission, it falls to the House to stay the course and get the answers they deserve,” said House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson, who is one of the potential candidates to chair the select committee.

Republicans charged that the select committee envisioned by Democrats was merely a partisan panel that would be used to attack former President Trump. Many of the Republicans who voted in favor of the bipartisan commission legislation opposed the select committee.

“I supported a bipartisan independent commission. This is the opposite,” Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, the Ohio Republican who voted to impeach Trump and was the target of Trump’s rally over the weekend, told CNN before the vote.

Now the question falls to how House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will approach the new committee. McCarthy has declined to answer questions this week about who he might appoint to the committee – such as those who voted to overturn the election or have downplayed the violence on Jan. 6 – or whether he will appoint Republicans at all.

“The speaker has never talked to me about it,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy won’t say if GOP will name members to select committee

From CNN's Manu Raju and Ryan Nobles

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Asked if he would name members to the select committee, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy responded by asking a question back: “Which select committee? We got a couple.”

CNN’s Manu Raju then said the Jan. 6 select committee.

McCarthy responded: “I have to study them all,” and he walked on to the House floor for the vote.

Under the House’s resolution, Pelosi will appoint eight members to the commission and McCarthy has five slots “in consultation” with Pelosi — meaning she could veto McCarthy’s selections. Pelosi is also considering appointing a Republican among her eight selections, according to an aide.

Meanwhile, GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio left open the possibility that he would be willing to serve on the select committee to investigate the Capitol insurrection if McCarthy eventually asks him.

“It’s up to Kevin,” Jordan said, “and I guess the Speaker.”

When pressed by CNN if he would say “yes” if asked by McCarthy — Jordan responded, “It’s totally up to Kevin.”

Read more about today’s House vote here.

Cheney says she will vote to support Jan. 6 select committee and calls it "our only remaining option"

From CNN's Jamie Gangel and Alex Rogers

Wyoming GOP Rep. Liz Cheney sharply criticized Republican leaders ahead of a vote Wednesday to create a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, which she said she supported.

It was the latest attempt by the high-profile Republican to hold former President Trump accountable for his actions before, during and after the deadly riot.

“On an almost daily basis, Donald Trump repeats the same statements that provoked violence before. His attacks on our Constitution are accelerating. Our responsibility is to confront these threats, not appease and deflect,” she wrote.

“The attack on January 6th was an unprecedented assault on Congress and the functioning of our democratic process. That day, almost all of us recognized immediately the gravity of what had occurred,” Cheney said.

Cheney, the former No. 3 House Republican, was the highest ranking Republican who supported the impeachment of Trump on the charge “incitement of insurrection” in January.

But in May, after she had for months publicly rejected Trump’s lie that he won the 2020 presidential election, the House GOP ousted Cheney from her leadership position in a voice vote behind closed doors.

A week later, Cheney and 34 other House Republicans joined Democrats in voting for a bipartisan, independent commission to investigate the attack. The bill passed the House but Republicans blocked it in the Senate.

Cheney said Wednesday that the Jan. 6 riot was “the most serious attack” on the Capitol since 1814, when British troops marched into Washington and set it on fire.

“We must ensure that what happened on January 6, 2021 never happens again,” she added.

NOW: House voting on resolution to establish select committee to investigate Capitol riot

From CNN's Annie Grayer, Manu Raju, Kristin Wilson and Jeremy Herb

The House is voting now to create a select committee to investigate the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol, while House Republican leaders still aren’t saying whether they will participate in the panel.

No one from House Republican leadership came to outline their opposition to the select committee set to investigate the January 6 insurrection when the House was debating the resolution on the floor.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Minority Whip Steve Scalise and GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik did not give floor speeches.

Although the House Republican conference did not use their formal whip process to influence the results of today’s vote the office of Rep. Steve Scalise sent Republicans members a “leadership recommendation” to vote NO.

Here are key things to know about the committee the resolution would form:

The committee would be made up of 13 members.
Eight of those members will be appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Five will be picked in consultation with McCarthy.
While Pelosi did not tip her hand as to who she plans to choose to chair or serve on the committee, an aide tells CNN that she is seriously considering a Republican as one of her eight picks.
This select committee will have subpoena power and will not be given a strict deadline to finish its work.

Read more about today’s vote here.

Here's who will be in Speaker Pelosi's box during the select committee vote

From CNN's Annie Grayer and Kristin Wilson

House TV

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill shared who will be in Pelosi’s Speaker box during the debate and vote today to establish a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Among the United States Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department representatives expected to attend today are:

USCP Officer Harry Dunn
MPD Officer Michael Fanone
MPD Officer Daniel Hodges
MPD Officer Abdulkadir Abdi
MPD Officer Carlton Wilhoit III

Additionally, Gladys Sicknick, mother, and Sandra Garza, partner, of late USCP Officer Brian Sicknick were both expected to attend.

CNN’s Manu Raju and Jamie Gangel reported this morning that Fanone and Dunn would be there.

CNN reported Tuesday that Pelosi had invited representatives from both the US Capitol Police and the DC Metropolitan Police to be guests.

Biden believes Republicans can act in good faith on Jan. 6 committee, White House says

From CNN's DJ Judd

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President Biden “believes that Speaker Pelosi is acting in an appropriate manner” in forming a select committee to investigate the January 6 Capitol Riot,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Wednesday. However, she stopped short of saying whether or not the President thinks Pelosi should appoint a Republican to the committee.

The House is voting Wednesday to create a select committee that will investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, while House Republican leaders still aren’t saying whether they will participate in the panel.

The House’s vote will formalize the select committee that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced last week, which she’s putting in place after Senate Republicans blocked the formation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the insurrection. Pelosi is considering appointing a Republican among her eight selections, according to an aide.

Pressed Wednesday if she believes a Republican would act in good faith if appointed to the select committee, Psaki told Collins, “The President believes certainly Republicans can act in good faith, he’s worked with them on a range of objectives, but he is going to of course rely on the decision of Speaker Pelosi and how she wants to see this commission put forward.”

House beginning debate on select committee vote

From CNN's Annie Grayer

House TV

The House has begun up to one hour of debate on the resolution to establish a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 commission.

Lawmakers do not have to use the full hour, but it could be up to an hour of debate.

Our previous guidance was that this vote would happen at 2:30 a.m. ET, but it’s likely to be later now.

How the Jan. 6 commission failed in the Senate

From CNN's Ryan Nobles, Ted Barrett, Manu Raju and Alex Rogers

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced last week that she would aim to establish a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol after GOP senators blocked the formation of an independent commission. The House is set to vote on the Pelosi’s resolution soon in the chamber.

A crucial Senate vote on a bill to create an independent inquiry to investigate Capitol riot failed on May 28, falling short of the 10 Republican votes needed to advance and illustrating GOP efforts to move on from the insurrection that left five people dead and injured 140 police officers.

The vote was 54 to 35, showing the bill had a bipartisan majority of support with six Republicans voting with Democrats. However, the bill needed 60 votes to advance.

The six GOP senators who backed the bill were: Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Rob Portman of Ohio, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Ben Sasse of Nebraska. Nine Republican senators and two Democrats didn’t vote.

The Republican opposition highlighted the hold former President Trump still has on most of his party, and underscores the deep partisan divide surrounding the fallout of the attack on the US Capitol, a point Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made following the vote.

The tally of Republican supporters was one fewer than the seven GOP senators who voted to convict Trump at his second impeachment trial earlier this year.

What the commission would have done: The commission would have attempted to find bipartisan consensus. According to the bill, the Democratic and Republican leaders of the House and Senate evenly split the selection of its 10 members.

A subpoena can only be issued to compel witness testimony if it has the support of the majority of members, or if the commission’s chairperson, chosen by Democrats, and the vice-chairperson, chosen by Republicans, come to an agreement.

The commission would have been also required to submit to the President and Congress a final report by the end of 2021 and dissolve 60 days thereafter — about nine months before the 2022 elections.

Read more about the Senate vote here.

Pelosi won't say if she has decided to appoint a Republican to Jan. 6 select committee

From CNN's Clare Foran

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At a news conference this morning focused on infrastructure, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would not say if she has decided to appoint a Republican to the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack and if so who it would be.

The House is set to vote on a resolution to form the committee this afternoon.

“I will be making whatever statement I make about the select committee when I do and that is not right now,” she said.

When asked what she is looking for in making appointments to the panel, Pelosi said, “When I make the statement, I’ll make the statement, but what we are seeking is the truth.”

Pelosi also indicated that she stands by her earlier assertion last week that the House will not move on a bipartisan infrastructure deal until the Senate passes a reconciliation measure.

DC metro police officer injured on Jan. 6 will attend today's House vote

From CNN's Manu Raju

Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone arrives to the office of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, with U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Gladys Sicknick, (not seen) the mother of late Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, at the U.S. Capitol on June 25, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone arrives to the office of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, with U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Gladys Sicknick, (not seen) the mother of late Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, at the U.S. Capitol on June 25, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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DC Metro Police officer Michael Fanone, who was among the officers injured while defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, tells CNN he will attend the vote this afternoon to create a select committee in the House to probe the attack.

Fanone said he has invited every DC police officer to attend, but said he doesn’t know how many will show up. His invitation came from Speaker Pelosi’s office.

CNN had reported that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has invited representatives from both the US Capitol Police and the DC Metropolitan Police to be guests in the House gallery for today’s select committee vote, according to two sources familiar.

CNN’s Jamie Gangel contributed to this report.

GOP expects only a handful of defections on select committee vote today

From CNN's Manu Raju

House Republican leaders expect just a handful of defections during today’s vote to create a Democratic-led select committee in the chamber, according to GOP sources.

Several of the Republicans who backed the creation of the outside commission and voted to impeach Trump, including Reps. John Katko and Anthony Gonzalez, told CNN they are likely to vote against the committee because it’s not equally balanced between the two sides.

Thirty-five Republicans voted to create the outside commission, but it’s widely expected that fewer than 10 will support the select committee and potentially fewer than five.

GOP leaders are not formally whipping the vote but have recommended that their colleagues oppose it.

House Republicans won’t whip select committee vote, but recommend members vote NO

From CNN's Ryan Nobles

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The House Republican conference will not use their formal whip process to influence the results of today’s vote to form a select House Committee to investigate the Capitol Insurrection. However, the office of Rep. Steve Scalise will send GOP members a “leadership recommendation” to vote NO.

Lauren Fine, spokesperson for Scalise said that Republicans aren’t worried about their members breaking ranks on this measure. She said in their talks with members the “universe of support is extremely limited.”

A leadership recommendation is a message sent to members encouraging their vote, but is not as involved as a formal whip operation.

Several Republicans who voted in favor of the independent bipartisan commission have said they will not support the select committee. Among them Homeland Security Ranking Member John Katko and Rep. Anthony Gonzalez.

Pelosi urges House Democrats to vote for select committee in letter to members

From CNN's Annie Grayer and Kristin Wilson

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Democrats ahead of the vote later today to establish a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

She also wrote: “It is clear that January 6th was not simply an attack on a building, but an attack on our very Democracy.”

More on the committee: The House’s vote this afternoon will formalize the select committee that Pelosi announced last week, which she’s putting in place after Senate Republicans blocked the formation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the insurrection.

Most House Republicans have criticized the select committee, accusing Democrats of creating a partisan panel that will be used to attack former President Trump. The House’s select committee is expected to investigate both the security failings of the Jan. 6 attack as well as the circumstances leading up to the attack

CNN’s Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer contributed reporting to this post.

Key things to know about the select committee Pelosi wants to form to investigate the Capitol riot

From CNN's Ryan Nobles and Kristin Wilson

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced a resolution Monday to form a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection, a resolution which is expected to get a vote in the chamber today and does not require Senate approval.

Pelosi chose to go the route of a select committee after Senate Republicans used a filibuster to block legislation that would’ve created an independent, bipartisan commission made up of members not currently serving in Congress.

Here are key things to know about the committee the resolution would form:

The committee would be made up of 13 members.
Eight of those members will be appointed by Pelosi.
Five will be picked in consultation with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
While Pelosi did not tip her hand as to who she plans to choose to chair or serve on the committee, an aide tells CNN that she is seriously considering a Republican as one of her eight picks.
This select committee will have subpoena power and will not be given a strict deadline to finish its work.

It remains to be seen how cooperative McCarthy will be. His role on Jan. 6 could be a focal point of any investigation. The California Republican called Trump as the former President’s supporters stormed the Capitol and asked him to tell them to “publicly and forcefully” call off the mob. GOP Rep. Jamie Herrera Butler said McCarthy told a group of Republican members of Congress that Trump refused to do so and told McCarthy that the rioters cared more about the election results than he did.

McCarthy has yet to fully recount that phone call in public but has said multiple times that he would be willing to testify in front of the commission or committee if asked.

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