It Turns Out There’s Another January 6 Committee

It’s been a whirlwind of a week over January 6 and the select committee of all Democratically-appointed members who were supposed to investigate the events of that day. On Monday, outgoing President Joe Biden issued several preemptive pardons, including for members of that select committee, even though at least one such member, now Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) didn’t think it was the greatest idea. Later that same day, upon taking office, President Donald Trump issued pardons for the January 6 defendants. Now, as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced on Wednesday, there’s to be a new select committee.

Teri Christoph, writing for our sister site of RedState, highlighted comments from Johnson’s announcement.

“This new committee replaces the Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Oversight, and will once again be chaired by Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA),” Christoph wrote. We covered Loudermilk’s findings in a report last year. Any criticisms drew the ire of former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), the vice chair of that committee, who continued to throw tantrums about her authority being questioned.

The select committee faced even more credibility issues after it was revealed that the Secret Service tried to offer testimony for months to rebut star witness Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony about then President Donald Trump during his first term, but that they were “rebuffed” until the day before the 2022 midterm elections.

“Here’s the interesting twist: it will now fall under the purview of the House Judiciary Committee and its chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH),” Christoph continued. “It seems a significant shift to move the J6 subcommittee from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform to the House Judiciary Committee, and is likely a direct result of Biden pardoning all those involved with the nefarious J6 Committee. There are a lot of Americans who would like to see true justice exacted here, using all judicial means possible, and this could be a significant step in making that happen,” she also later wrote. It is indeed an “interesting twist,” considering that then Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) tried to name Jordan to the select committee, but was blocked from doing so by then Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).

House Republicans are proud of our work exposing the false narratives peddled by the politically motivated Jan. 6 Select Committee, but there's more to be done.

We're establishing a Select Subcommittee chaired by @RepLoudermilk to continue our efforts to uncover the full truth. https://t.co/EszIPfCDNE

— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) January 22, 2025

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