Metro East Sun

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is on the same page as all the GOP lawmakers he recently pulled from a Special Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

"It's disappointing that Speaker (Nancy) Pelosi is playing politics with an important issue like investigating the events surrounding 1/6,” U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois tweeted. “There were security failures that happened under her leadership, and it's vitally important we find answers so we can make sure it won't happen again."

GOP Reps. Jim Jordan (Ohio) and Jim Banks (Ind.) also blasted Pelosi (D-Calif.) over her decision to disqualify their participation, according to The Hill, with Jordan, a top political ally of former President Trump, arguing her actions only prove the panel is nothing more than a partisan “charade.”

 Banks likewise didn’t mince words.

“I’m a sitting member of Congress and served my country in Afghanistan, and the Speaker knows how hard I will fight for my country,” he added. “We said all along that this was a purely partisan exercise by the Democrats and Nancy Pelosi’s rejection of me and Jim Jordan shows once again she is the most partisan figure in America today.

“The American people deserve the truth. Unfortunately, Speaker Pelosi is afraid of the facts,” Banks added.

McCarthy moved to yank all five of his appointments from the panel after Pelosi announced she was rejecting Jordan and Banks to maintain the “integrity” of the commission, The Hill reported.

With Democrats arguing they would be unwilling to objectively delve into Trump’s role in the attack, Pelosi moved to install Republican Reps. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) to the panel.

Once the third ranking Republican House member, Cheney had previously been booted from GOP leadership over her criticisms of Trump.