House Resolution 503 established the “Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.” The committee has issued subpoenas targeting conservative lawmakers and allies of former President Trump, including Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, among others. In an interview with Breitbart News, Jordan described the committee as “the weaponization of government,” adding, “It’s all designed to go after President Trump.”
The House passed H.R. 503 on June 30, 2021 by a vote of 222 to 190 (Roll Call 197). On December 8, 2021, Meadows filed a lawsuit against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and all nine members of the January 6 Committee. The lawsuit, which describes the committee’s actions as “unconstitutional,” rightfully points out, “To the extent Congress seeks to utilize subpoenas to investigate and punish perceived criminal wrongdoing, it unconstitutionally intrudes on the prerogatives of the Executive Branch.” Furthermore, the January 6 Committee is part of a growing trend toward tyranny and political persecution. For these reasons we have assigned pluses to the nays.
