Pelosi Taps Liz Cheney for Jan. 6 Committee. Despite GOP Leader McCarthy’s Threats, Cheney Accepts

A couple of days ago I wrote a story in which Pelosi said that she would appoint a Republican to the January 6th Commission.

At that time I predicted she would pick Liz Cheney or Adam Kinzinger because neither one is a Republican. She picked Liz Cheney. Do I even have to explain why?

The Democrats offered a bill to create the commission and only 2 Republicans voted for it. Guess who? Cheney and Kinzinger.

Pelosi said that she is proud to have Cheney with her:

“We are very honored and proud she has agreed to serve on the committee.” 

The committee will consist of 13 people. Eight are picked by Pelosi, including Cheney, and five selected by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Pelosi appointed Cheney so she can claim the smear is bi-partisan.

From The Blaze

Pelosi said Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) will serve as the chairman of the committee. Thompson was the Democratic architect of a deal struck with Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.) to form a bipartisan investigation into the Jan. 6 riot, but that legislation died in the U.S. Senate. The other Democrats Pelosi tapped include Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), Stephanie Murphy (D-Calif.), Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), and Elaine Luria (D-Va.).

Cheney’s inclusion on the committee is a finger in the eye to McCarthy and the rest of the GOP conference, who kicked her out of Republican leadership for her vocal criticism of former President Donald Trump. Cheney was the highest-profile Republican to vote to impeach Trump, whom she blamed for instigating the violence at the Capitol, claiming he “summoned” the rioters there and then “lit the flame of this attack.”

In a statement, Cheney said she was “honored” to have been asked to join Pelosi’s select committee:

“Congress is obligated to conduct a full investigation of the most serious attack on our Capitol since 1814. That day saw the most sacred space in our Republic overrun by an angry and violent mob attempting to stop the counting of electoral votes and threatening the peaceful transfer of power.”

“What happened on January 6th can never happen again. Those who are responsible for the attack need to be held accountable and this select committee will fulfill that responsibility in a professional, expeditious, and non-partisan manner.”