Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene expressed opposition to the proposed Jan. 6 commission in a fiery speech on the House floor on Tuesday.
The conservative firebrand listed a number of incidents that occurred in the summer of 2020 that she believed contradicted the push for a commission to study only the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol that disrupted lawmakers as they certified President Joe Biden’s election victory.
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“The question that comes to mind is this: What about all the riots that happened during the summer of 2020 after the death of George Floyd? What about all the damage caused to federal buildings, churches, peoples’ businesses, and innocent people who were killed like David Dorn?” Greene said.
Instead of continuing the witch hunt against President Trump and his supporters, we need to investigate BLM/Antifa domestic terrorism!
Watch my floor speech from this morning! pic.twitter.com/naaB7dvky5
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) May 18, 2021
The Georgia Republican also attacked the Black Lives Matter movement and antifa, accusing them of causing an “insurrection” in the Northwest at a time when protesters set fire to a building in Portland, where nightly demonstrations took place, and established an “autonomous zone” in Seattle.
Greene also called for answers about the pipe bombs that were left in the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters, which remains a mystery more than four months later, and the cause of death for Ashli Babbitt, a veteran and Trump supporter who was fatally shot during the Capitol riot.
“Who killed Ashli Babbitt, and why is that not being revealed? Does her family not deserve justice?” Greene asked.
The Justice Department announced in April there would be no criminal charges filed against the U.S. Capitol Police officer who fatally shot the 35-year-old Babbitt, determining there was “insufficient evidence” to support a criminal prosecution. The officer has not been identified, and an attorney for Babbitt’s family said they planned to sue.
Greene’s comments mirror House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who also cited the lack of oversight over other protest activities as a reason not to support a commission that looks into just one incident.
“The presence of this political violence in American society cannot be tolerated, and it cannot be overlooked,” McCarthy, a California Republican, said in a statement. ”I have communicated this to our Democrat colleagues for months, and its omission is deeply concerning.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced last week that Reps. Bennie Thompson and John Katko, the top Democrat and Republican on the Homeland Security Committee, reached a deal on legislation to create a 10-member commission with appointees equally divided between both parties.
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The House is slated to vote on the commission this week, as lawmakers also consider a $12 billion spending package to enhance Capitol security.
