Topic - Select Committee

A select committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues originating in the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy. Select committees exist in the British Parliament, as well as in other parliaments based on the Westminster model, such as those in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. - Source: Wikipedia

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Examining the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Americans deserve to know the truth about Jan. 6

By Rep. Barry Loudermilk

The hearing room is set for committee members to enter as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol prepares to hold a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

House report questions Jan. 6 Select Committee subpoena authority, citing violations of rules

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Then-Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., pauses as he speaks as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Former Jan. 6 committee chair confirms probe records sent to prosecutors investigating Trump

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks in the Fulton County Government Center Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. Willis, who charged former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the state's 2020 election says she expects his trial will be underway over Election Day next year and could possibly stretch past the inauguration in 2025. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

House Republicans launch probe into whether Jan. 6 committee colluded with Atlanta prosecutor

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., speaks with reporters hours after former President Donald Trump rescinded his endorsement of Brooks in Alabama's Republican primary for Senate, dealing a major blow to the congressman's campaign, March 23, 2022 in Hueytown, Ala. The congressional committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has requested for three more House Republicans to come in and testify. The requests to Reps. Andy Biggs, Mo Brooks and Ronny Jackson come weeks after investigators revealed new evidence of their involvement in former President Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to stay in power. (AP Photo/Kimberly Chandler, File)

Jan. 6 panel wants answers from GOP’s Brooks, Biggs, Jackson

By Farnoush Amiri and Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, listens to a speaker at a press conference, May 4, 2021, in Marietta, Ga. Police have determined a House Republican who led a tour of the U.S. Capitol the day before the Jan. 6 attack was simply showing his constituents around and not suspicious. The tour by Loudermilk had drawn scrutiny from the congressional panel investigating the insurrection. (AP Photo/Ron Harris) **FILE**

House Republican charges J6 Committee failed to preserve records, withheld communication with W.H.

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, Trump supporters participate in a rally in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

House Jan. 6 committee recommends criminal charges against Trump, lawyer Eastman

By Joseph Clark and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Robstown, Texas. (AP Photo/Nick Wagner)

Jan. 6 committee extends Trump’s deadline to turn over documents

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon poses prior to an interview with The Associated Press, in Paris, May 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Bannon seeks contempt trial delay due to media coverage of House Jan. 6 hearings

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, discusses the infrastructure bill making its way through Congress during a news conference held by the House Freedom Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) **FILE**

Rep. Gohmert calls for Jan. 6 committee to release full deposition alleging he requested pardon

By Kerry Picket and Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to the chamber from his office the day after House investigators issued a subpoena to McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers as part of their probe into the violent Jan. 6 insurrection, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 13, 2022. The House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack has been investigating McCarthy's conversations with then-President Donald Trump the day of the attack and meetings that the four other lawmakers had with the White House as Trump and his aides conspired how to overturn his defeat. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCarthy won’t cooperate with Jan. 6 committee unless materials shared in advance

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, listens to a speaker at a press conference on May 4, 2021, in Marietta, Ga. Loudermilk of Georgia is the latest GOP lawmaker to be asked to cooperate with the House select committee probing the violence that took place on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Ron Harris) **FILE**

Jan. 6 committee requests interview with GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., speaks with reporters hours after former President Donald Trump rescinded his endorsement of Brooks in Alabama's Republican primary for Senate, dealing a major blow to the congressman's campaign, March 23, 2022 in Hueytown, Ala. The congressional committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has requested for three more House Republicans to come in and testify. The requests to Reps. Andy Biggs, Mo Brooks and Ronny Jackson come weeks after investigators revealed new evidence of their involvement in former President Donald Trumps desperate attempt to stay in power. (AP Photo/Kimberly Chandler, File)

Jan. 6 panel wants answers from GOP’s Brooks, Biggs, Jackson

By Farnoush Amiri and Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump speaks during his Save America rally in Perry, Ga., Sept. 25, 2021. A resurgent GOP is poised to reclaim one, if not both, chambers of Congress and retain its lock on dozens of state legislatures and governor’s offices. The turnaround — which is expected but far from assured — is fueled by an unpopular Joe Biden presidency, deep frustration with the lingering pandemic and fresh concerns about inflation, as well as the GOP having history on its side. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

Jan. 6 committee says it has evidence Trump committed crimes in bid to overturn election

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser to former President Donald Trump, waves to supporters during a campaign event Nov. 2, 2020, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, in Des Moines, Iowa. The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection is asking Ivanka Trump to voluntarily cooperate with its investigation. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Jan. 6 committee seeks cooperation from Ivanka Trump

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times