Liz Cheney calls out Jim Banks for falsely signing letter as the ranking member of January 6 committ
Source: CNN
GOP Rep. Jim Banks lamented on the House floor that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prevented him from serving on the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol on Thursday.
And yet, Banks sent a letter to at least one government agency falsely claiming that he is ranking member of the committee in his signature.
Fellow Republican Liz Cheney, who serves as vice chair of the committee, called Banks out for his actions on the House floor as the House began debate on the criminal contempt referral of Steve Bannon, a Trump ally, for evading a subpoena.
"He noted that the Speaker had determined that he wouldn't be on the committee" Cheney said. "So I would like to introduce for the record a number of letters the gentleman of Indiana has been sending to federal agencies."
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/21/politics/jim-banks-liz-cheney-jan-6-committee/index.html
Banks is masquerading as a member of the January 6 committee.
bucolic_frolic
(43,123 posts)Didn't he visit the White House to share info a lot?
Judi Lynn
(160,515 posts)LymphocyteLover
(5,641 posts)seems crimey...
NCjack
(10,279 posts)Mr. Sparkle
(2,930 posts)Calista241
(5,586 posts)He was appointed to be the ranking member by the minority leader. The fact that Pelosi invalidated his appointment is going to be argued about by historians for decades.
There's not a prosecutor alive that would wade into the internal workings, rules and behavior of the Legislative Branch of the government.
SCantiGOP
(13,869 posts)He would be in the clear as long as he used the language I was appointed to be .
True Blue American
(17,982 posts)He was on the committee when in fact he was not! Liz cut him down good. Republicans were bringing up another bill. They refused to mention the Bannon vote.
Banks, Gaetz Jordon and a couple of silly women who followed orders.
Decent Republicans will be pouring millions into her coffers. Trump endorsed her opponent. The kiss of death.
Javaman
(62,515 posts)by obstruction, lying and cheating. aka typical repukes.
because, they know, when the truth comes out, they are all in deep shit.
True Blue American
(17,982 posts)Xoan
(25,318 posts)If you believe it, it's true.
JohnSJ
(92,118 posts)lastlib
(23,204 posts)I would like to see a jail term in his future, but sadly, I probably won't...
Calista241
(5,586 posts)With our side basically picking all the members of a 'joint committee.'
I'd bet money that they're going to issue a report in the weeks before the official committee releases a report. There will be two conflicting reports out there, and nothing will happen, especially if we lose the house in 2022.
zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)Liz should refer it to the ethics committee.
KS Toronado
(17,191 posts)Or did he have it down pat before he came along?
Rhiannon12866
(205,161 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(10,429 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,161 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(10,429 posts)and since nothing ever happens as a result, they'll never stop. Probably just keep getting worse, in fact.
Rhiannon12866
(205,161 posts)And I can't help thinking of Jimmy Carter - when he made a promise to "always tell the truth," the press picked apart every statement he made, looking for any hint of untruth. With TFG, he lied whenever he spoke. Times sure have changed...
PatSeg
(47,375 posts)It is so disturbing that truth apparently doesn't mean anything anymore to republicans.
Rhiannon12866
(205,161 posts)PatSeg
(47,375 posts)and made lying acceptable. How he has affected our country is absolutely horrifying.
Rhiannon12866
(205,161 posts)Not to mention that he got fewer votes so he was not the choice of the American people. And when he lost by more than twice as many votes the second time, he contested that election - and still is! Not to mention that hundreds of thousands of Americans are dead from a pandemic he made no effort to address, he alienated our allies and enabled our adversaries, and then he was responsible for a violent attempt to overthrow our government where several died and hundreds more injured or maimed - and yet he's still walking free.
PatSeg
(47,375 posts)I still find the 2016 election beyond comprehension and the fact that 74 million people voted for him in 2020 is mind-boggling. There was nothing about him that was EVER appealing in any way.
Rhiannon12866
(205,161 posts)PatSeg
(47,375 posts)AND he isn't even good at that. I still can't believe his stupid reality TV show did as well as it did. He has no real skills at all.
rpannier
(24,329 posts)Sounds like it could be a crime
Lock Him Up!
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)Historic NY
(37,449 posts)Republican deceit knows, no bounds.
Ford_Prefect
(7,877 posts)Falsely claiming to be a government official is also.
Joinfortmill
(14,413 posts)turbinetree
(24,688 posts)and he is a supporter of being on the record to null and void the last election....end of story.....
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/564122-pelosi-rejects-jordan-banks-for-jan-6-committee
https://wpta21.com/2020/12/18/banks-congress-should-hold-more-hearings-on-2020-election/
COL Mustard
(5,897 posts)As a civilian Federal employee I can be disciplined (up to firing) for falsely attesting to my COVID vaccination status...yet this guy apparently gets a pass? Good for Liz for calling him out!
GB_RN
(2,347 posts)Refer it to the DOJ and let them investigate.
vsrazdem
(2,177 posts)monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)riversedge
(70,185 posts)Here is the response from Banks office when I asked them to address the signature of the letter specifically, where Banks refers to himself as the ranking member:
Link to tweet
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Link to tweet
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Lasher
(27,557 posts)Captain Zero
(6,800 posts)It's such a transparent move.
Pelosi already knew, it was why she excluded him from the committee.