Rep. Adam Kinzinger On Capitol Insurrection Investigation
Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger accepted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's appointment to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. He will join Wyoming's Liz Cheney as the only two Republicans on the panel. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL16) has been appointed to a select committee by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to investigate the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. To hear more about this story, we were joined by three political reporters.
GUESTS:
Rachel Hinton, Chief Political Reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times
Rick Pearson, Chief Political Reporter for the Chicago Tribune
Brenden Moore, covers Illinois State Government for Lee Enterprises (including Decatur Herald and Review, Bloomington-Normal Pantagraph)
Today, I was asked to serve on the bipartisan January 6th Select Committee and I humbly accepted. When duty calls, I will always answer. https://t.co/MszEBc0V7I pic.twitter.com/flIdSfYzZV
— Adam Kinzinger (@RepKinzinger) July 25, 2021
The Speaker has structured the select committee to satisfy her political objectives—which destroys its credibility.
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) July 25, 2021
The US Capitol and all who protect it suffered a massive leadership failure. Republicans will focus on ensuring that never happens again. https://t.co/oELyp0TQOJ
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