Adam Schiff and Liz Cheney’s Worst Nightmare Comes True

Adam Schiff and Liz Cheney’s Worst Nightmare Comes True

Georgia Republican Representative Barry Loudermilk revealed that House Speaker Mike Johnson assured him his investigation into the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol would be "formalized as a new committee."

With control of both chambers of Congress and the White House, Republicans are continuing several inquiries initiated in the last congressional session.

Loudermilk informed CNN that while the structure of the new committee is still under discussion, one option includes granting Johnson increased authority over its composition and functions, forming what is referred to as a "select committee."

Creating a new entity to highlight Loudermilk’s efforts—which include a report recommending former GOP Representative Liz Cheney face FBI charges—keeps the Republican focus on shielding President-elect Donald Trump from accountability for the January 6 events.

“It was so singularly focused that basically Trump created this entire problem,” Loudermilk remarked about the former January 6 select committee, led by Adam Schiff and Liz Cheney. “When in reality, it was a multitude of failures at different levels.”

Johnson has publicly committed that the new January 6 investigation will be "fully funded."

CNN reported, “Continuing its investigation into the previous January 6 select committee – which featured Cheney as a vice chair and had another Republican member – and broader security response to the Capitol attack is not the only way Republicans plan to use their new majority to carry over their previous investigations that remain politically charged.”

Additionally, CNN noted, “Republicans re-issued subpoenas related to special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents and two Justice Department tax investigators who worked on the Hunter Biden case on Monday, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Those subpoenas would renew pursuits by the previous Congress that have been fought over in court – and not resolved – for months.”

This week, California Democratic Senator Adam Schiff addressed the January 6 committee and speculation that President Joe Biden was considering pardoning him, Cheney, and others.

During an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on Monday, Schiff expressed that he does not want Biden to set a "precedent" by issuing preemptive pardons for those involved in the House’s January 6 committee.

“It would be the wrong precedent to set. I don’t want to see each president hereafter on their way out the door giving out a broad category of pardons,” Schiff remarked.

When asked about the possibility of a more specific pardon, Schiff responded, “Well, and here I’m just speaking for myself, those of us that were on the Jan. 6 committee who [President-elect Trump] has put in the crosshairs, we’re all enormously proud of the work that we did.”

“We stand by it. We feel we have the protection of the Speech and Debate Clause. So, I — my own feeling is, let’s just avoid this kinda broad precedent,” he added.

Regarding Biden, Schiff said, “I’m urging that he not go down that road,” though he stopped short of outright rejecting the idea of accepting a pardon if offered.

Several Democrats argue that Biden should issue pardons to those who could be targeted by Trump and his administration before leaving office.

“We’re back in this conundrum again, where a Democratic president can do things for a very good reason, a laudable reason, a legitimate reason — in this case, that people are being threatened improperly by an incoming president — but then that precedent can be abused,” Schiff stated during his CNN appearance on Monday.

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