Pelosi criticizes GOP for response to Capitol riot
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in an interview early Wednesday criticized the GOP for its response to the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
During an appearance on MSNBC's “Morning Joe,” Pelosi pointed to outstanding disagreements with Republicans regarding the scope of a bipartisan 9/11-style commission to investigate the insurrection.
“They want to treat something like Black Lives Matter or peaceful demonstrations in a similar manner as they would do Jan. 6,” Pelosi said.“So the main problem is the scope of the investigation.”
“Now, we can pass a bill, but that’s not the point. We want it to be bipartisan, and it cannot be bipartisan if the scope of it is to not draw any conclusion about what happened that day as the premise for how we would go forward and investigate it,” she continued. "But we must investigate it, and we must get the truth for the American people."
The comments come almost 2 1/2 months after the riot by supporters of former President Trump, which resulted in five deaths and charges against more than 300 people. The Justice Department said last Friday that it was expecting to charge at least 100 more rioters.
Punchbowl News reported on Tuesday that negotiations between Democrats and Republicans have stalled since February, when Pelosi proposed a commission with seven Democrats and four Republicans.
The news outlet also reported that Republicans wanted the commission to investigate antifa and Black Lives Matter protesters along with the Jan. 6 riot.