The Democrat-dominated Jan. 6 Committee, which has long faced accusations of partisan conduct, now has its sights set on GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif. …
The Democrat-dominated Jan.6 Committee, which has long faced accusations of partisan conduct, now has its sights set on GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). The Jan.6 Commission was created by the Democratic-led House during the summer of 2021 in an almost totally party-line vote. Only two Republicans, Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), voted in favor of the commission; these two are also the only two Republicans with a seat on the committee. In a Wednesday letter to the GOP House leader, the committee requested that McCarthy come before it to testify. “We write to request your voluntary cooperation with our investigation on a range of critical topics, including your conversations with President Trump before, during and after the violent January 6th attack,” the letter read. McCarthy, like many other prominent Republicans, was quick to denounce President Donald Trump in the aftermath of the Capitol rally. In their letter to McCarthy, the committee reported a statement that McCarthy made a few days after the Jan.6 rally, criticizing Trump and shooting down concerns over potential fraud in the 2020 election. “You have acknowledged speaking directly with the former President while the violence was underway on January 6th,” the letter said, continuing the committee’s trend of subpoenaing any and all Republicans who had any contact with Trump on Jan.
