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NEW: January 6th Select Committee Chair @BennieGThompson says Trump and McCarthy may be called on or compelled to testify under oath.

"If we need to get it by request or by subpoena, I’m not reluctant to do either," the Mississippi Democrat told @mkraju. mississippifreepress.org/13455/jan-6-co…

In May, Rep. Michael Guest said he voted for a Jan. 6 commission because it is necessary to “prevent another attack.”

Then he told a right-wing radio host that he did so hoping it'd show Pelosi is at fault for the attack. He now opposes a Jan. 6 committee.mississippifreepress.org/13455/jan-6-co…

The January 6th Select Committee’s structure mirrors the one Republicans devised when they created their Select Committee on Benghazi in 2014 to investigate Hillary Clinton’s response to the 2012 consulate attack.mississippifreepress.org/13455/jan-6-co…

Republicans who voted against the non-partisan independent January 6th Commission, which would've allowed Democrats to appoint half the members and Republicans to appoint the other half, are now accusing Pelosi of appointing a "partisan" select committee. mississippifreepress.org/13455/jan-6-co…

“It had been our hope to establish a bipartisan, independent national commission, but there is no prospect for that commission at this time,” @SpeakerPelosi said today. mississippifreepress.org/13455/jan-6-co…

In a statement today, Rep. @RepLizCheney, a Republican Pelosi appointed to the committee, said "our oath to the Constitution, our commitment to the rule of law, and the preservation of the peaceful transfer of power must always be above partisan politics."mississippifreepress.org/13455/jan-6-co…

"What happened on January 6th can never happen again. Those who are responsible for the attack need to be held accountable and this select committee will fulfill that responsibility in a professional, expeditious, and non-partisan manner."
—@RepLizCheney mississippifreepress.org/13455/jan-6-co…

GOP House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he was “shocked that (Cheney) would accept something from Speaker Pelosi" and suggested she may lose her Republican committee appointments as a consequence.
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