US House forms panel to probe January 6 attack on Capitol

Democrats advance select committee after Republicans block commission to investigate riot by Trump supporters.

The United States House of Representatives has voted to establish a special committee to investigate the events of January 6, when supporters of former President Donald Trump assaulted police and stormed Congress as it met to ratify Joe Biden’s election as US president. The new committee will be composed mostly of Democrats and will be charged with probing the insurrection at the US Capitol, Trump’s role in it and the continuing threat of violent extremism in the US. “What we are seeking is the truth,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, said. “Every member here knows that January 6 was an attempt to subvert our democracy.”