House votes to create Democratic-led committee probe of US Capitol attack

Thursday, 1 July 2021Newsdesk

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the creation of a new Democratic-majority select committee to probe the January 6 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, after Senate Republicans in May blocked an independent commission.

New Delhi, 01 July 2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, The vote was 222-190, largely along party lines. Just two Republicans, Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, voted for the panel. Kinzinger, one of the most prominent Republican critics of former President Donald Trump in the House, said before the vote that he is open to joining the Democratic-led probe. On January 6, hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in an unsuccessful attempt to stop Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential election win over his Republican rival. The violence left five dead, including a Capitol Police officer. The House voted earlier this year to impeach Trump for inciting the mob, but the Senate acquitted him.

Source - The Indian Express
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