Pelosi to Announce If She Will Create Committee to Probe Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to announce this week whether she will create a committee to investigate the deadily violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Some news outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, reported that Pelosi said she will create the probe committee, which would not require support from the GOP; Pelosi's deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill clarified in a tweet Tuesday, saying "Speaker Pelosi told Members she plans to announce WHETHER she will create a select committee THIS WEEK," and that her preference is still a "bipartisan commission which Senate Republicans are blocking." This comes after Republicans blocked the creation of a bipartisan committee last month. Two Senate committees released bipartisan reports examining Capitol security and the law enforcement response to the violence, but Democrats say broader investigations are still needed. 

Outlets from across the spectrum initially reported that Pelosi was creating a committee, but then issued corrections when Hammill clarified the statement.