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Select Committee Called On To Investigate Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has introduced a resolution that could be approved by the House of Representatives as early as Wednesday.

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, shown here during the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump, has introduced a resolution to form a select committee that will investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, shown here during the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump, has introduced a resolution to form a select committee that will investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday introduced a resolution that, if approved, would create a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead. The resolution is expected to get a vote in the chamber this week, according to CNN, and does not need approval from the Senate.

The committee will be made up of 13 members, eight appointed by Pelosi and five by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

Senate Republicans used a filibuster to block legislation that would have created a bipartisan commission to investigate the insurrection. Now, the select committee will likely be run by mostly House Democrats.

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Jan. 6 was "one of the darkest days in our nation's history," Pelosi said while announcing the resolution, pointing to the need to "establish the truth" behind the events of that day.

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