Tornado Alley (PROG)

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Good. The Jan. 6 committee must continue holding as much as an in-depth investigation as possible. The lack of interest by Republicans and their effort to thwart any investigation at all into the attempt to overturn the election result was both dismaying and despicable.

"Jan. 6 panel subpoenas McCarthy, four other GOP lawmakers "

In light of McCarthy's

"“They’re not conducting a legitimate investigation,” McCarthy said. “Seems as though they just want to go after their political opponents.”"

it's worth looking at his and the rest of his mob's opposition to any investigation from the start.

History

In the aftermath of the 2021 United States Capitol attack, the proposal to form a bicameral commission failed due to a filibuster from Republicans in the Senate.[13] In late May, when it had become apparent that the filibuster would not be overcome, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated that she would appoint a select committee to investigate the events as a fallback option.[14][15][16][17]

On June 30, 2021, the resolution to form the committee passed by a vote of 222 to 190, with all Democratic members and two Republican members, Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney, voting in favor. Sixteen Republican members did not vote.[18] The resolution empowered Pelosi to appoint eight members to the committee, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy could appoint five members "in consultation" with Pelosi.[19] Pelosi indicated that she would name a Republican as one of her eight appointees.[20]

On July 1, Pelosi appointed eight members, seven Democrats and one Republican, Liz Cheney (R-WY); Bennie Thompson (D-MS) would serve as committee chair.[21] On July 19, McCarthy announced the five members he would recommend as the minority on the select committee. He recommended that Jim Banks (R-IN) serve as Ranking Member, and minority members be Jim Jordan (R-OH), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), and Troy Nehls (R-TX).[22] Banks, Jordan, and Nehls voted to overturn the Electoral College results in Arizona and Pennsylvania. Banks and Jordan had also signed onto the Supreme Court case Texas v. Pennsylvania to invalidate the ballots of voters in four states.[23]

On July 21, Thompson stated in an interview that he would investigate Trump as part of the inquiry into Capitol attack.[24] Hours later, Pelosi said in a statement that she had informed McCarthy that she would reject the recommendations of Jordan and Banks, citing concerns for the investigation's integrity and relevant actions and statements made by the two members. She approved the recommendations of the other three.[25] McCarthy then pulled all of his picks for the committee and stated that he would not appoint anyone on the committee unless all five of his choices were approved.[26][27]

After McCarthy rescinded his recommendations, Pelosi announced on July 25 that she had appointed Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) to the committee.[28][29] Kinzinger was one of the ten House Republicans who voted for Trump's second impeachment.[30] Pelosi also hired a Republican, former Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA), as an outside committee staffer or advisor.[11] Cheney voiced her support and pushed for both of their involvement.[30]

On February 4, 2022, the Republican National Committee voted to censure Cheney and Kinzinger, which it had never before done to any sitting congressional Republican. The resolution formally drops "all support of them as members of the Republican Party", arguing that they are, through their work on the January 6 House Committee, hurting Republican prospects in the midterm elections.[31][32]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_the_January_6_Attack#History