House Republicans voted Wednesday to create a new subcommittee tasked with reinvestigating the Jan. 6, 2021 events at the U.S. Capitol. The resolution was tucked into a procedural rule on the House floor and is expected to place Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Georgia) at the helm.
The panel will operate under the House Judiciary Committee, consisting of eight members appointed by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), with up to three chosen in consultation with Democrats. It is directed to conduct a “full and complete investigation” of the Capitol breach, which occurred as Congress met to certify the 2020 election.
Republicans have long argued that the original Democratic-led Jan. 6 committee was a partisan effort aimed at damaging President Trump. That committee spent 18 months investigating, held public hearings, and released an 845-page report concluding Trump encouraged his supporters to commit violence and urging lawmakers to consider barring him from future office.
“House Republicans are proud of our work so far in exposing the false narratives peddled by the politically motivated January 6 Select Committee during the 117th Congress, but there is clearly more work to be done,” Johnson said last month. He added that the new subcommittee would seek to “uncover the full truth that is owed to the American people.”
