{"id":1192350,"date":"2022-01-05T22:34:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T03:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1192350"},"modified":"2022-01-05T22:34:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T03:34:53","slug":"stefanik-torches-pelosi-on-eve-of-january-6-anniversary-speaker-bears-responsibility-for-capitol-riot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stefanik-torches-pelosi-on-eve-of-january-6-anniversary-speaker-bears-responsibility-for-capitol-riot\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefanik Torches Pelosi on Eve of January 6 Anniversary: Speaker \u2018Bears Responsibility\u2019 for Capitol Riot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstefanik-torches-pelosi-on-eve-of-january-6-anniversary-speaker-bears-responsibility-for-capitol-riot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1192350&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) asserted on Wednesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) shared blame for the riot that occurred on January 6 at the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik, who serves as House GOP Conference chair, released a statement on the eve of the Capitol breach\u2019s anniversary, thanking law enforcement for their work to control the riotous behavior but condemning Pelosi for ultimately being the one \u201cresponsible\u201d for leaving the Capitol prone to attack.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The New York Republican called it \u201cunacceptable\u201d that despite Pelosi\u2019s nine-person investigatory committee \u2014 comprising seven Democrats and two of the most outspoken Never Trump Republicans in Congress, Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) \u2014 persisting with its probe into the riot, \u201cone year later the American people still do not have answers as to why the Capitol was left so vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRather than focusing on improving the security of the Capitol and adopting all the recommendations from the U.S. Capitol Police, Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats are instead using their illegitimate partisan sham of a committee to shred Constitutional precedent and punish their political opponents,\u201d Stefanik said in reference to the committee targeting former President Donald Trump and dozens of his closest allies with subpoenas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Read my statement here \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DGKYmNwwzQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/DGKYmNwwzQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepStefanik\/status\/1478834762668298243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Stefanik led a call with reporters on Monday in which she and three others, Reps. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Jim Banks (R-IN), and Rodney Davis (R-IL),&nbsp;<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/04\/cover-up-house-republicans-demand-nancy-pelosi-answer-for-failures-to-secure-capitol-on-january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">emphasized<\/a>&nbsp;their stance that Pelosi\u2019s January 6 committee is in fact a \u201ccover-up\u201d for Pelosi\u2019s own transgressions.<\/p>\n<p>They pointed to a letter Davis, the House Administration Committee ranking member, sent to Pelosi on Monday in which he accused the speaker of obstructing records related to security preparedness of the Capitol from the Sergeant-at-Arms, the Chief Administrative Officer, and the House General Counsel, all of whom, Davis said, report to Pelosi.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik on Wednesday also reiterated that the January 6 committee has essentially deemed Pelosi exempt from blame for the riot, despite Pelosi\u2019s history of overseeing security-related actions of the Capitol like installing magnetometers, holding a&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/pelosi-hold-security-briefing-ahead-sept-18-rally-planned-trump-n1278713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">briefing<\/a>&nbsp;on security preparedness ahead of a September 18 rally, and limiting Capitol visitation because of coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>January 6 committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) went so far as to&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/lite.cnn.com\/en\/article\/h_6cc4ac47db3918b8c5ea7df09daa0162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">say<\/a>&nbsp;as much in a CNN interview last July. \u201cWell, if you look at the charge that we have in the resolution, it says the facts and circumstances around January 6. I don\u2019t see the speaker being part and parcel to that,\u201d Thompson had said.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik declared in her statement Wednesday, \u201cThe American people deserve to know that the ONLY office that is off limits to this investigation is the Speaker\u2019s office.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19147434\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1359179457.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19147434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1359179457.png\" alt=\"Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks to reporters during her weekly news conference in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on December 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives voted on Tuesday night to recommend holding former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks to reporters during her weekly news conference in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on December 15, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe fact is that Nancy Pelosi bears responsibility as Speaker of the House for leaving the Capitol so vulnerable despite multiple warnings and requests, and now she is responsible for the cover-up of that fact,\u201d Stefanik concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik\u2019s office confirmed to Breitbart News that the Republican congresswoman, who serves in the 21st District in the North Country region of New York, would be spending January 6 in her district holding a roundtable with local law enforcement members.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Jordan\u2019s office said Jordan, too, would be in his district in Ohio \u201cmeeting with local police and business owners who have been impacted by Joe Biden\u2019s rising crime wave and failing economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Pelosi has arranged for several events in D.C. for the anniversary, including hearing testimonials about the riot and holding a prayer vigil, according to a letter she sent around to her Democrat colleagues.<\/p>\n<p><em>Write to Ashley Oliver at <a href=\"mailto:aoliver@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aoliver@breitbart.com<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/asholiver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@asholiver<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) asserted on Wednesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) shared blame for the riot that occurred on January 6 at the U.S. Capitol. 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