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3.46pm BST

Speaking of the committee investigating 6 January, the chairman of the committee, Congressman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, said it’s possible that Congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois could join the panel.

Rep. Bennie Thompson says that adding Adam Kinzinger to the Jan. 6 select committee has been discussed with the speaker

“I know it’s been discussed,” Thompson told me

He says if Pelosi signs off, Kinzinger will be a “welcome addition”

News: @SpeakerPelosi and Dems considering inviting former GOP Rep. Denver Riggleman to serve as 1/6 select committee adviser, per sources familiar. W/ @rickklein

3.33pm BST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has gotten push back in some quarters for blocking two Republicans from joining the select committee charged with investigating the 6 January mob attack on the Capitol.

Pelosi, speaking at a press conference today, pushed back on that criticism. She said itt would be “ridiculous” to include them on the commitee.

“ridiculous to put them on a committee seeking the truth,” Pelosi says of Banks and Jordan.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she excluded 2 GOP members from the January 6th committee over “ridiculous” statements. pic.twitter.com/TMud4fqzTD

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Source: The Guardian