Overview
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Monday tapped Rep. Eric Swalwell as ranking member, with Reps. Jasmine Crockett and Jared Moskowitz also joining the panel.
- Rep. Jamie Raskin will serve as an ex officio Democratic member, according to Jeffries’ announcement.
- The subcommittee operates under the House Judiciary Committee and is chaired by Rep. Barry Loudermilk.
- Republicans say the inquiry will scrutinize the Capitol security breach and intelligence failures, and President Trump pushed for the panel’s creation, Loudermilk told CNN.
- The original House Jan. 6 committee issued an 800-plus-page report concluding Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election led to the Capitol violence.