More than six months after the assault on the Capitol in Washington, a parliamentary committee began on Tuesday an investigation into this major crisis for American democracy, in a deleterious climate that risks compromising its work. The images of this assault had traveled the world.
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Democrats vs. Republicans
Police officers will be the first to be questioned by a group of elected House of Representatives tasked with bringing out “the truth” about the January 6 attack.
After a political showdown, this committee has only detractors of former President Donald Trump, which “does not bode well for a serious investigation” and destroys its “credibility”, according to the leader of the Republicans in the House Kevin McCarthy.
“Maybe Republicans can’t face the truth, but we have a responsibility to seek it out, and find it,” said Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
However, a few months ago they came together on the fear that the attack had aroused. The leaders of the two parties had strongly condemned this assault, Kevin McCarthy going so far as to evoke the part of “responsibility” of Donald Trump who had harangued the crowd with his allegations of “electoral fraud” a few moments earlier.
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Creation of a “special” commission
Still very popular among part of the population, Donald Trump quickly reaffirmed his hold on the party, which allowed him to be acquitted in February after a trial in Congress for “incitement to ‘insurrection”.
His refusal to question any question then prompted the Republicans, who have a blocking minority in the Senate, to torpedo the creation of an independent commission of inquiry made up of experts appointed by the two parties, like the one put in charge. place after the September 11 attacks.
After this setback, the Democrats moved forward alone, with Nancy Pelosi in charge. On June 24, she announced the creation of a “special commission” made up of elected officials, and hoped Kevin McCarthy would appoint “responsible people” to sit on it. Almost a month later, she rebuked two of the parliamentarians chosen by the Republican leader, including the elected Jim Jordan known for his outrageousness and his absolute loyalty to Donald Trump.
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Planned assignments
Only two Republicans, directly selected by Nancy Pelosi, will sit on the committee: Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, rare voices of the Grand Old Party to openly dare to criticize Donald Trump, who they even deemed “guilty” at the end of his second trial in dismissal.
The second promised on Twitter to “work diligently to uncover the truth and to hold those responsible for the attack to account.”
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