House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s committee that will purportedly investigate exactly what happened on January 6th will mostly be made up of Democrats, but Republican Rep. Liz Cheney will be among those on the panel.
According to Democrat Rep. Jim Clyburn, the committee might end up trying to get testimony directly from former President Donald Trump:
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn says on CNN the Jan. 6 select committee could demand Trump testify as part of its investigation into the Capitol attack “if that’s what it takes to get to the bottom of this.”
— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) July 5, 2021
Clyburn: Trump could be called to testify before Jan. 6 panel https://t.co/lF3wiilObf pic.twitter.com/Bol7KLXsVT
— The Hill (@thehill) July 4, 2021
Many think the whole thing will be all for show and to work out the myriad issues Democrats still have with Trump:
This will be a daily I-told-you-so. This stupid #Jan6 committee is wholly unnecessary as multiple investigations steamroll along. This is about #Trump hatred, and it will backfire. https://t.co/oVKfcVokDA
— Mark Davis (@MarkDavis) July 5, 2021
This implied threat by Clyburn will not age well. https://t.co/tEbjWX4WFR
— Danny Whitford (@dannywhitford) July 5, 2021
The democrats continue to have TDS https://t.co/u7wyCPUWay
— RAY (@mistah_raymond) July 5, 2021
Just think of the platform Trump would have. Go for it. https://t.co/In3p19fbB7
— Rev. Ducati💬 (@Reverend_Ducati) July 5, 2021
They can’t quit him. They need him to have as much attention as possible. https://t.co/wmd6pF95Sp
— Neil Stevens (@presjpolk) July 4, 2021
Here’s a good closing point:
It's quite possible Trump is "called" to testify. It's also quite possible that by the time a subpoena makes its way through the courts, Republicans will have taken over the House, disbanded the committee, and rescinded the subpoena, rendering it all moot. https://t.co/XNDTsHIF54
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) July 4, 2021
The Democrats might not be thinking this through, but most of it is about political narrative anyway.
