The massive miscalculation Republicans made on the January 6 committee

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Last spring, congressional Republicans made two fateful decisions.

First, in May, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell decided to come out forcefully against an independent commission to study the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol, despite the fact that its creation had been part of a bipartisan deal in the House -- and 35 House Republicans had voted for it.

Second, in July, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy decided to pull all Republican members he had nominated for the House committee investigating January 6, following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's rejection of the presence of GOP Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Jim Banks of Indiana on the panel. (Two Republicans -- Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois -- are on the panel but were put there by Pelosi.)

Both moves were motivated by the same belief: That by opposing an independent commission and by refusing to keep any of their choices on the House committee, Republicans would successfully short-circuit the effectiveness and impact of the investigation before it got started. The idea being that without Republican participation the whole thing would look like a partisan witch hunt, with little practical damage, politically speaking, to the GOP.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-massive-miscalculation-republicans-made-on-the-january-6-committee/ar-AATn5oz

[gab13by13]

1. It is a BFD

[Eyeball_Kid]

2. GOPers only know one dance. Regardless of the music, rhythm, or pace,

they continue to work the same steps. WWTD?? That's all they hear.

[CrispyQ]

3. This is certainly a plus:

And what's worse for GOP leaders is that they have little visibility into the inner workings of the committee. (While both Cheney and Kinzinger are Republicans, they have been largely ostracized from their party because of their willingness to speak out against Trump's actions on January 6, 2021. That means they have little incentive to keep their fellow Republicans apprised of the goings-on inside the committee.)