A ‘growing group’ of House Republicans are pressing GOP leadership to penalize Cheney, Kinzinger for joining Jan. 6 committee: report

A ‘growing group’ of House Republicans are pressing GOP leadership to penalize Cheney, Kinzinger for joining Jan. 6 committee: report

A "growing group" of House Republicans are pushing GOP leadership to penalize Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois for agreeing to serve on the Democratic-led Jan. 6 select committee, . The push for retaliation strengthened on Sunday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that Kinzinger, who against former President Donald Trump in the past, . Last week, Pelosi of GOP Reps. Jim Banks of Indiana and Jim Jordan of Ohio to join the committee investigating the Capitol riot, citing "concern about statements made and actions taken by these Members." The move upset GOP House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who that he would pull every Republican member from the committee and pursue a separate Jan. 6 investigation, an effort that Pelosi . Sources told CNN that Kinzinger's selection has put "a new level of pressure on McCarthy" from members, with criticism increasingly coming from rank-and-file members and not solely the most conservative wing of the party. According to the report, an effort is brewing to remove Cheney and Kinzinger from their other committee assignments in retaliation for serving on the panel after Banks and Jordan were shut out. "Supporting Pelosi's unprecedented move to reject McCarthy's picks was