The inquiry into the January 6th attack on the Capitol is modeled after the 9/11 Commission and was supposed to be a bipartisan committee but House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy just announced he won’t support the agreement.
He claims that he would only go along with a committee that looked at ‘interrelated forms of political violence’ such as the BLM’s protests and Antifa and accused Nancy Pelosi of ‘playing games.’
As Republicans now try to downplay the events on that day, it calls into question McCarthy’s role on January 6th as he was overheard having a heated conversation with Trump during the riot.
While Republican opposition won’t sink the measure in the House, it could be in danger when it goes to the Senate, where 60 votes would be needed, meaning at least 10 Republicans would have to support it with all 50 members of the Senate Democratic caucus.
