Republicans call for McCarthy to punish Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for accepting Pelosi's invitation to serve on the Jan. 6 investigation committee
GOP members are calling on party leaders to boot duo from other committees
One Republican questioned if the pair has 'already effectively left' the party
'Today, I was asked by the Speaker to serve on the House Select Committee to Investigate January 6th and I humbly accepted,' Kinzinger said in a statement
Kinzinger and Cheney will participate in the panel's first hearing Tuesday
The Illinois congressman was the first Republican House member to call for Trump's removal from office by invoking the 25th Amendment
Wyoming Rep. Cheney joined Kinzinger in voting for Trump's second impeachment
Pelosi said on Sunday that Kinzinger 'and other Republicans have expressed an interest to serve on the select committee'
The GOP warned Democrats should 'expect endless retaliation'
'I didn't think things could get more partisan in the House,' a top GOP aide said
Added: 'Pelosi's decision to remove Republicans from the January 6th Committee just took things to an entirely new level'
Pelosi vetoed Reps. Jim Banks of Indiana and Jim Jordan of Ohio from serving on the committee
McCarthy pulled all five picks and accused Pelosi of 'breaking this institution'
By Adam Manno and Katelyn Caralle, U.S. Political Report For Dailymail.com From Houston, Texas
Published: 05:10 EDT, 26 July 2021 | Updated: 08:57 EDT, 26 July 2021
Calls to punish Republicans investigating the Capitol riots have grown after Rep. Adam Kinzinger accepted Nancy Pelosi's offer to serve on the Jan. 6 committee on Sunday.
He is the second Republican and outspoken Trump critic to take a seat on the committee at the behest of the House Speaker, after Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney joined the body earlier this month.
Kinzinger will join the other members at the committee's first hearing on Tuesday.
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