Johnson names Republican members to GOP-led Jan. 6 committee
Source: CNN Politics
PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2025, 7:43 PM ET
House Speaker Mike Johnson has appointed five Republicans to serve on the new GOP-led select subcommittee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia, who led the investigation last Congress, will continue to head the probe. It will be a subcommittee on the House Judiciary Committee.
Republican Reps. Morgan Griffith of Virginia, Clay Higgins of Louisiana, Troy Nehls of Texas and Harriet Hageman of Wyoming were also named to the panel, according to an announcement made by the House clerk on Thursday.
The Republicans will join Democratic Reps. Eric Swalwell of California, Jasmine Crockett of Texas and Jared Moskowitz of Florida, who were appointed by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Swalwell will serve as the top Democrat on the panel.
Democrats have fiercely opposed Johnsons creation of the new subcommittee, which Republicans say will be focused on the security breach of the Capitol, including intelligence failures at the top levels.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/11/politics/january-6-committee-congress-republicans
I am SHOCKED that he didn't pick Gymsuit, who McCarthy had intended to be on there. The other 4 originally named and pulled in 2021, were Jim Banks, Rodney Davis, Kelly Armstrong and Troy Nehls.. From that original group, the only ones still in Congress are Nehls and Gymsuit.

Chasstev365
(6,196 posts)Docreed2003
(18,553 posts)
BumRushDaShow
(159,749 posts)Others did them including Boebert - Why did Lauren Boebert lead a late-night Capitol tour three weeks before Jan. 6?
hlthe2b
(111,240 posts)(and show it) as a result, so it should prove interesting.
republianmushroom
(21,304 posts)doesn't change the fact fact it still is a pig. Let the republican "white wash" begin.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(128,425 posts)Get your head out of Trump's ass Mike
IcyPeas
(24,205 posts)Here's my prediction for some of the alternative facts we will hear from the republican committee members from the great states of Georgia, Wyoming, Louisiana, Virginia and Texas:
- Trump didn't say to march to the Capitol.
- Some Republicans who spoke out against the president during and after the skirmish realized that were mistaken... mitch McConnell, lindsey graham, kevin mccarthy to name a few.
- Some people were just upset because the election was, after all, rigged.
- The protesters were invited in by the Capitol Police.
- Some were, in fact, tourists. Others were just peaceful patriotic protesters.
- The radical left politicized and exploited the attack in an attempt to make radical changes to election rules.
- The radical left commies milked the riot for months in order to smear trump
- They were just joking about hanging mike Pence.... they got caught up in the moment.
- The Proud Boys were just there to help with crowd control.
There! That's my prediction.
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