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“This isn’t a critical investigation,” Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), who changed Cheney final yr because the No. 3 Home Republican, mentioned on Newsmax. “This can be a partisan political witch hunt.”
Pelosi final yr vetoed two of the 5 Republicans McCarthy appointed to the committee, main Home Republicans to refuse to take part. The 2 Republicans on the committee, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Unwell.) and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), voted to question Trump over his function within the rebellion and have been appointed to the committee by Pelosi.
However some Republicans, together with McCarthy, have continued to forged doubt on the 2020 election with out proof.
Requested in a information convention on Thursday whether or not he thought President Biden was the professional winner of the election, McCarthy refused to say. “Joe Biden is the president,” McCarthy mentioned, utilizing a typical chorus that avoids admitting that Biden gained with out fraud.
“There are nonetheless lots of issues nonetheless within the election course of,” he added.