Biden won't form his own commission to study Capitol riot, White House says

The White House on Thursday shot down the idea of forming its own presidential commission to study the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, saying it is Congress’ “unique role” to carry out that investigation.

"As the President has said, the events of January 6th were an unprecedented assault on our democracy – and he believes they deserve a full, and independent, investigation to determine what transpired and ensure it can never happen again," Psaki said in a statement to Fox News. "Congress was attacked on that day, and President Biden firmly agrees with Speaker Pelosi that Congress itself has a unique role and ability to carry out that investigation. Because of that, the President doesn’t plan to appoint his own commission." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., had already thrown cold water on the idea of handing the investigation to the White House, as Congress would still need to approve funding and subpoena power.