House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.Photo: Bill O’Leary-Pool/Getty
House SpeakerNancy Pelosisays that Congress is planning a “full program of events” for a “solemn observance” of the anniversary of theinsurrection at the U.S. Capitolon Jan. 6.
“Preparations are underway,” Pelosi wrote in aletter to members of Congressasking if they will be in Washington, D.C., for the events on Jan. 6, 2022, when the House of Representatives will not be in session, so plans can be made to accommodate those who wish to participate.
The commemoration will include “a discussion among historians about the narrative of that day; an opportunity for Members to share their experiences and reflections from that day; and a prayerful vigil in the evening,” the California Democrat, 81, wrote in her letter.
All activities will be streamed live, she wrote.
As the anniversary approaches, aHouse committee’s investigationof the deadly rioting continues at a full pace. In addition tobatches of subpoenasissued for players involved with the planning of events preceding the assault on the Capitol, the Trump White House response to it and the Donald Trump-promoted false claim of election fraud that motivated it, thebipartisan committeeon Monday requested the"voluntary cooperation"of Republican Rep. Scott Perry. (Perry said he didn’t recognize the panel’s authority and wouldn’t be providing information.)
The House also voted earlier this month torecommended similar chargesfor Trump’s White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.
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“We’ll be able to have out on the public record anything Justice Department needs maybe in pursuit of that,” Kinzinger said. “Nobody is above the law. And if the president knowingly allowed what happened on Jan. 6 to happen and, in fact, was giddy about it, and that violates a criminal statute, he needs to be held accountable for that.”
Though Pelosi has beenoutspoken about consequencesfor those who perpetrated the attack, during which five people died, she didn’t mention the ongoing investigation in her letter about plans to remember and reflect on the events of Jan. 6.
Instead, she expressed a desire to recognize the history that unfolded that day and her gratitude to members “on behalf of the Congress and the Country for all of your hard work.”
“As always, we will continue to work with the House Historian to establish and preserve our records in this regard,” she wrote, adding at the end of her letter, “This Holiday Season, I pray that you and your loved ones have time to rest and rejoice, as well as renew your strength for the important work in the year ahead.”
source: people.com
