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Pelosi taps Republican Liz Cheney to sit on new committee to probe Capitol riot
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday named Republican Liz Cheney to her newly formed select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, making her the lone GOP appointee among Pelosi's eight picks.
Cheney, already ousted from GOP House leadership for routinely blaming former President Trump for sparking the attack, joined with all Democrats Wednesday to vote in favor of forming the committee along with Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill. Cheney said the committee is the only option remaining to thoroughly investigate the "unprecedented assault on Congress." Republican leadership has dismissed the committee as partisan, and GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy reportedly threatened to strip Republicans of their committee assignments if they accepted an invitation by Pelosi to join the committee.More Related News