Former Republican congressman to join staff of January 6 committee

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(CNN)Former Rep. Denver Riggleman is joining the staff of the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, the third Republican that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has added to the panel that GOP leadership has attacked as a partisan endeavor.

Riggleman -- a former Virginia congressman and Air Force intelligence officer who has been an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump -- will be a senior technical adviser for the committee, according to two sources familiar with the selection.

GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger are the only Republican lawmakers serving on the committee, which held its first hearing late last month. But as a former member, Riggleman brings a high profile, and his national security background will add additional legitimacy to the investigation.

"I have to say, doing this might be one of the biggest things I've ever done in my life," Riggleman said in a video posted to Twitter Friday night touting his intelligence and data analytics experience.

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https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/06/politics/denver-riggleman-january-6-committee/index.html

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1. Sounds like a good choice

From what I know of him - admittedly, not a whole lot - he wasn’t in the wingnut camp.

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8. He was a reliably conservative Representative from VA, but ...

when he officiated a gay wedding (between two of his friends), the Virginia GOP shit the bed, and he lost in a primary.

[Hekate]

2. Glad to hear it

[eShirl]

3. the loyal opposition

(loyal to the country, not to the former felon-in-chief)

[Hortensis]

4. "I have to say, doing this might be one of the biggest things I've ever done in my life,"

Sounds like a very good addition. Of course anyone Pelosi and company chose would be.

Link to tweet

[OnDoutside]

5. His specialist experience will be used to work on the communication

Between insurrectionists on the day and before..... hope he succeeds !

[Jilly_in_VA]

6. He's a pretty straight up guy for a Republican

He's been on Rachel's show a time or two. I think he was the Charlottesville area congressman for awhile but I could be wrong. (They now have the godawful Bob Good, about whom less said the better because I will wax profane).

[uponit7771]

7. Good, won't add validity for MAGA but will do so for Americans