Capitol attack: what Pelosi’s select committee is likely to investigate

The body created by the speaker will have a broad mandate to examine the facts, circumstances and causes of the Capitol attack

Nancy Pelosi's creation of a House select committee to investigate the 6 January insurrection reopens the possibility of a comprehensive inquiry into myriad security failures and the causes of the deadly attack on Congress by a pro-Trump mob.

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