Kevin McCarthy delves into questioning the figure of Donald Trump, who was widely criticized within the party after the midterm elections
Republican Leader of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy has asked the special committee that has been investigating what happened during the attack on the Capitol for the past year to preserve all collected documentation and has promised to hold new hearings on what happened. happened. that January 6, and that immediately questions the figure of former president Donald Trump.
The Republicans won a majority in the House of Representatives after the midterm elections, which gives them decision-making power over the current investigative committees, but also the power to open new ones. Trump supporters advocated suspending the investigation into the attack on the Capitol, but his sponsor’s poor showing has cast doubt on the tycoon’s figure within the party like never before. It is in that context that McCarthy’s decision comes.
The veteran politician, who is running for Speaker of the House of Representatives next year after Republicans won a majority in the election early this month, has claimed that “it is imperative” that all information collected be retained not only for possible investigations, but also “to know that the allegations made are based on facts”.
From the Democratic Party, however, they are suspicious of the promises of a McCarthy, who not only failed to appear for a subpoena from this committee, but has also made it clear that Republicans will prioritize possible investigations against the Biden administration, according to CNN. . .
In that sense, the chairman of the committee investigating the January 6 riot, Bennie Thompson, said this Wednesday that he had not heard from McCarthy about this, reminding him that not only did he “have the opportunity to have more members on the committee ”, but also to go and testify, and he did not.
Democrats fear McCarthy, seeking to add the votes of the far-right wing of the Republican Party, will try to rewrite what happened on January 6, when a mob tried to block the transfer of presidential power from the rest of the to paralyze the country. the committees that make up the House of Representatives.
While most Republicans in the House prefer to put what happened on January 6 behind them, aware of the negative consequences for the party, McCarthy must win over the most ultraconservative sector and thereby satisfy a Donald Trump who aspires to be a candidate again in 2024.
Source: La Verdad
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