Pelosi Suggests Jan. 6 Committee Scrutinizing GOP Reps. Jordan And Banks

Pelosi Suggests Jan. 6 Committee Scrutinizing GOP Reps. Jordan And Banks

Share to Linkedin House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday suggested a select committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is examining the actions of GOP lawmakers who "participated in the 'big lie'," specifically two House Republicans she blocked from serving on the panel. US Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, speaks during her weekly press ... [+] briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Pelosi said during an interview with The 19th News that she vetoed Reps. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) because they are "clowns" and "not serious," also citing their support of former President Donald Trump's baseless claims of election fraud. Pelosi added of the two lawmakers, whose rejection from the committee prompted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to withdraw his other three appointments, "We'll see what the committee finds out about them." Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Md.) has said "nothing will be off-limits" for the panel as it crafts its first round of subpoenas, and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) – one of two Republicans on the committee – said he supports subpoenaing