Lawmakers Announce Deal For Bipartisan Commission To Investigate Capitol
Lawmakers Announce Deal For Bipartisan Commission To Investigate Capitol Riot
But Kevin McCarthy, the top House Republican and a loyal ally of former President Donald Trump, said he hasn’t signed off yet.
By Igor Bobic at Huffington Post
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_609e8290e4b063dccea8f49d
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Lawmakers announced Friday a deal to form a 9/11-style bipartisan commission to investigate the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by hundreds of Donald Trump supporters after a monthslong stalemate over the size and scope of the panel.
Under the terms of the agreement, negotiated by Reps. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and John Katko (R-N.Y.), Congress would form a 10-person commission, with five members appointed by Democrats and five by Republicans. The commissioners must have “significant expertise in the areas of law enforcement, civil rights, civil liberties, privacy, intelligence, and cybersecurity” and cannot currently hold public office.
The panel would be charged with investigating the circumstances of the Jan. 6 attack as well as “the influencing factors that may have provoked” it. Subpoenas issued by the commissioners would need approval from both the chair and vice-chair of the panel. And the commission would issue a final report by the end of the year.
But in a sign that the commission may not be a done deal, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the top Republican in the House, told reporters he hadn’t seen the agreement and didn’t sign off on it.
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