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Nancy Pelosi Was Not In Charge of Capitol Security On Jan. 6th

Rebecca BowenRebecca Bowen
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25th July 2021
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Nancy Pelosi Was Not In Charge of Capitol Security On Jan. 6th
Rep. Jim Jordan's question sparked false claims about the Speaker (Getty Images)

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 Earlier in the year, Senate Republicans blocked efforts to create a commission to investigate the events of January 6 in the U.S. capitol. On July 21st, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi denied Rep. Jim Jordan a place on a commission created by the Democratic-held House of Representatives. Jordan then spoke at a news conference and reiterated a hefty accusation against Pelosi. “Why wasn’t there a proper security presence?” He asked, in reference to January 6th. “Only one person can answer that question. Only one. The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.” Social media users followed mass media reports of the comments and users echoed the question.

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