Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on Wednesday called for ethics investigations into GOP Reps. Lauren Boebert (Colo.), Paul Gosar (Ariz.) and Mo Brooks (Ala.) over what she described as their involvement in “instigating and aiding” the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
In letters sent to the House Committee on Ethics and the Office of Congressional Ethics, Jayapal laid out conduct she said helped fuel the insurrection and which she said the bodies should “thoroughly investigate.”
“It is critical for the functioning of Congress — and therefore the functioning of our democracy — that this investigation is conducted,” wrote Jayapal. “I urge the House Committee on Ethics and the Office of Congressional Ethics to thoroughly investigate Representatives Boebert, Brooks, and Gosar’s conduct, and refer any appropriate findings to the Department of Justice.”
In each of the letters, Jayapal listed rhetoric and actions she said contributed to fueling the mob, which ransacked the Capitol in a failed attempt to halt Congress’s certification of the Electoral College results showing Joe Biden defeating Donald Trump in the November presidential election.
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