âť“WHAT HAPPENED: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) nominated Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to serve as the top Democrat on the new January 6 panel.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: Announcement made Monday; panel will operate under the House Judiciary Committee.
đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “House Democrats will continue to forcefully and aggressively push back, as we did with Donald Trump’s second impeachment and the work done by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol.” – Hakeem Jeffries
🎯IMPACT: The eight-member panel will investigate January 6 events and issue a final report by 2026.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Monday nominated California Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to be the top Democrat on the new Republican-led January 6 committee, tasked with investigating the Capitol riots and subsequent actions of the corrupt, Democrat-led select committee. The National Pulse reported in December of the last year that Swalwell—along with then-Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA)—were identified by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General as having leaked classified materials to the media to push the Russia hoax narrative against President Donald J. Trump during his first term in office.
“Instead of lowering costs for everyday Americans, House Republicans are once again trying to rewrite history and corrupt our electoral system,” Rep. Jeffries said in a statement, adding: “House Democrats will continue to forcefully and aggressively push back, as we did with Donald Trump’s second impeachment and the work done by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol.”
Representative Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) will chair the new select subcommittee, formed under the House Judiciary Committee. During the previous Congress, Loudermilk oversaw House Republican-led inquiries into the riots and the defunct January 6 Select Committee initiated under former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
Joining Swalwell as Democratic members of the new select subcommittee are Reps. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL). While Crockett is known for being a highly partisan Democrat and prone to ostentatious political stunts, Moskowitz does have a track record of bipartisan legislating. Notably, while Democrats are allowed the seats on the committee, the picks must receive final approval from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
Speaker Johnson has yet to name the three House Republicans who will join Chairman Loudermilk on the select subcommittee, though the selections are expected to be announced soon. Under its authorizing resolution, the committee is charged with releasing a final report on its findings by the end of next year.
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