McCarthy: ‘I Have Concluded to Not Participate’ with Nancy Pelosi’s January 6 Committee

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McCarthy: ‘I Have Concluded to Not Participate’ with Nancy Pelosi’s January 6 Committee

Jordan Dixon-Hamilton  12 Jan 2022

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced on Wednesday that he has “concluded to not participate” with Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) January 6 Select Committee.

McCarthy cited Pelosi’s “unprecedented action of rejecting the Republican members” he named to serve on the committee as one of the reasons for his decision.

The GOP leader said in a press release:

    This committee is not conducting a legitimate investigation as Speaker Pelosi took the unprecedented action of rejecting the Republican members I named to serve on the committee. It is not serving any legislative purpose. The committee’s only objective is to attempt to damage its political opponents – acting like the Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee one day and the DOJ the next.

    The committee has demanded testimony from staffers who applied for First Amendment permits. It has subpoenaed the call records of private citizens and their financial records from banks while demanding secrecy not supported by law. It has lied about the contents of documents it has received. It has held individuals in contempt of Congress for exercising their Constitutional right to avail themselves of judicial proceedings. And now it wants to interview me about public statements that have been shared with the world, and private conversations not remotely related to the violence that unfolded at the Capitol. I have nothing else to add.

    As a representative and the leader of the minority party, it is with neither regret nor satisfaction that I have concluded to not participate with this select committee’s abuse of power that stains this institution today and will harm it going forward.

McCarthy’s decision not to participate in the committee’s investigation comes on the same day the committee sent McCarthy a letter requesting he testify about his conversations with President Trump in the days before and after January 6.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/12/mccarthy-i-have-concluded-to-not-participate-with-nancy-pelosis-january-6-committee/

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Leader McCarthy’s Statement about Pelosi’s Illegitimate Select Committee
Jan 12, 2022

Washington, D.C. — House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) issued the following statement about Speaker Pelosi’s illegitimate select committee:

“This committee is not conducting a legitimate investigation as Speaker Pelosi took the unprecedented action of rejecting the Republican members I named to serve on the committee. It is not serving any legislative purpose. The committee’s only objective is to attempt to damage its political opponents – acting like the Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee one day and the DOJ the next.

“The committee has demanded testimony from staffers who applied for First Amendment permits. It has subpoenaed the call records of private citizens and their financial records from banks while demanding secrecy not supported by law. It has lied about the contents of documents it has received. It has held individuals in contempt of Congress for exercising their Constitutional right to avail themselves of judicial proceedings. And now it wants to interview me about public statements that have been shared with the world, and private conversations not remotely related to the violence that unfolded at the Capitol. I have nothing else to add.

“As a representative and the leader of the minority party, it is with neither regret nor satisfaction that I have concluded to not participate with this select committee’s abuse of power that stains this institution today and will harm it going forward.”


https://republicanleader.house.gov/leader-mccarthys-statement-about-pelosis-illegitimate-select-committee/

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Marjorie Taylor Greene🍊
@MTG4America

Kevin told the J6 Clown Committee exactly what they deserve to hear.

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Pelosi: McCarthy has 'obligation' to help Jan. 6 investigation
By Mike Lillis - 01/13/22 11:35 AM EST

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday took House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to task for his refusal to cooperate in the Jan. 6 investigation, saying the Republican leader has "an obligation" to help investigators get to the bottom of the deadly attack on the Capitol.
 
But the Speaker stopped short of endorsing the idea that the select committee should subpoena McCarthy, saying those decisions should be left to the panel alone.
 
"I think he has an obligation, as we seek the truth, to help with that," Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol. "But it's up to the committee as to what they do next."

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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/589578-pelosi-mccarthy-has-obligation-to-help-jan-6-investigation

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It's an unconstitutional committee that was improperly constituted, and should no authority to act.

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Pelosi: McCarthy has 'obligation' to help Jan. 6 investigation
By Mike Lillis - 01/13/22 11:35 AM EST

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday took House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to task for his refusal to cooperate in the Jan. 6 investigation, saying the Republican leader has "an obligation" to help investigators get to the bottom of the deadly attack on the Capitol.
 
But the Speaker stopped short of endorsing the idea that the select committee should subpoena McCarthy, saying those decisions should be left to the panel alone.
 
"I think he has an obligation, as we seek the truth, to help with that," Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol. "But it's up to the committee as to what they do next."

more
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/589578-pelosi-mccarthy-has-obligation-to-help-jan-6-investigation

Says the cretin who refuses to answer questions about her role in weakening Capitol security on Jan 6, 2021.

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The Columbia Bugle
@ColumbiaBugle

Why are @Liz_Cheney & @AdamKinzinger still a part of the Republican Caucus, @GOPLeader?

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