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4 House Republicans Alleged Nancy Pelosi for Attack at US Capitol

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Jennie Miller

Reports have indicated that 4 House Republicans who supported Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn election results have suggested that the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is partly responsible for security failure during the deadly attack at the US Capitol on 6th January 2021. Congressmen including Jim Jordan, Devin Nunes, Rodney Davis, and James Comer have demanded answers to their questions about her responsibility for the security of the Capitol. They also criticized her hyperbolic focus on fabricated internal security concerns. On Monday, they wrote a letter and said, “Five weeks have passed since the attack on the Capitol building, and many important questions about your responsibility for the security of the Capitol remain unanswered”.

The legislators suggested that House Speaker Pelosi was involved in denying requests from then-Capitol Police Chief Steve Sund for support from US National Guard troops, in spite of then-Sergeant of Arms Paul Irving saying that he didn’t discuss that matter with her. The Washington Post also reported that Sund said that his requests for help to security officials were rejected or delayed 6 times before or during the attack. Point to be noted that Sund said both the House and Senate sergeant-at-arms, as well as the Department of Defense, turned down his requests. Speaker Pelosi’s chief of staff Drew Hammill said in a statement to Forbes that the congressmen’s letter is a transparently partisan attempt to lay blame on the speaker.

It has been considered an attempt to deflect blame for their roles supporting the former president’s false claims of election fraud that fuelled the attack. Hammill said, “Clearly, these members are trying to deflect responsibility for the Capitol attack from Donald Trump. We look forward to these Ranking Members asking these same questions of former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell”. Congressman Andy Biggs is among Republicans with ties to organizers behind the “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the riot. Biggs alleged the House Speaker Pelosi of deflecting from legitimate questions about Capitol security. On Monday, Speaker Pelosi announced plans to form an independent commission to investigate and report on the facts and causes surrounding the attack on the Capitol.

Source: http://www.vindulacms.com/4-house-republicans-alleged-nancy-pelosi-for-attack-at-us-capitol/

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