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As the House select committee to investigate the Capitol riot
takes shape, Republicans are preparing a strategy that mostly
takes aim at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), reports CNN.

According to GOP sources, Republicans will try to "make the case
[Pelosi] should have done more to secure the Capitol" and
"attempt to shift the blame away from [former President Donald
Trump] and onto the speaker," writes CNN.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has yet to name
his optional selections for the committee's five GOP slots, and
Pelosi has the power to veto anyone he chooses, reports CNN.
Notably, the speaker tapped Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) as one of
her eight selections for the committee.

Pelosi veto aside, McCarthy may have a tough time nominating the
right Republicans to execute the GOP's blame-shifting strategy.
Almost all of the minority leader's potential picks, as reported
by Punchbowl News, voted against certifying Biden's 2020
election win. But as The Washington Post's Greg Sargent notes,
"There is no way to appoint these Republicans without
highlighting the GOP's own culpability in creating the
conditions leading to [Jan. 6's] horrors." For example, CNN
reports, panel picks like Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) "could also
be a valuable witness for Democrats trying to learn more about
Trump's actions." But simultaneously, McCarthy would also be ill-
advised to pick Republicans who might treat the proceedings
seriously, says Sargent.

He may, in fact, be backed "into a corner." Read more at The
Washington Post.

https://news.yahoo.com/republicans-jan-6-select-committee-
220551793.html

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