Article 5VBHY Outrage as Newt Gingrich says Capitol attack investigators could be jailed

Outrage as Newt Gingrich says Capitol attack investigators could be jailed

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Martin Pengelly in New York
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Newt Gingrich, a former House speaker and candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, stoked outrage on Sunday by predicting members of the House committee investigating the Capitol attack will be imprisoned if Republicans retake the chamber this year.

One of two Republicans on the committee, Liz Cheney, said: A former speaker of the House is threatening jail time for members of Congress who are investigating the violent attack on our Capitol and our constitution. This is what it looks like when the rule of law unravels."

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