06/30/2021

House to Probe Capitol Riot Despite Republican Opposition

The vote to form the panel was 222-190, with all but two Republicans objecting

Sharply split along party lines, the House launched a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Wednesday, approving a special committee to probe the violent attack as police officers who were injured fighting Donald Trump’s supporters watched from the gallery above.

The vote to form the panel was 222-190, with all but two Republicans objecting that majority Democrats would be in charge. The action came after Senate Republicans blocked creation of an independent commission that would have been evenly split between the two parties.

"We will be judged by future generations as to how we value our democracy," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ahead of the vote. She said she preferred that an independent panel lead the inquiry but Congress could wait no longer to begin a deeper look at the insurrection that was the worst attack on the Capitol in more than 200 years.

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