Mcclintock’s hypocrisy on Jan. 6 committee

To the Editor,

In a June 15 floor speech, our congressman, Tom McClintock, compared the committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection with the Nazis’ use of the investigation of the 1933 Reichstag fire to consolidate their power.

The investigation is, he says, “A sick mockery of the principles of fairness and due process that this House is founded upon …” He calls it a “Soviet-style showtrial.” Tommy calling out fairness and due process should be funny. It isn’t.

He was fine with six House investigations of Benghazi — all loaded with Republican majorities — that were designed to bring Hillary Clinton down (just ask Kevin Mccarthy: “Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right?”). But this one, investigating an attempted American coup, is bad?

When he had the chance to vote to establish an independent bipartisan “9/11-style” commission to investigate Jan. 6, he voted no. But he complains that the committee doing the investigation now is partisan.

In the same speech, he repeats lies spread by Sean Hannity and Donnie Trump. “Four days before the riot, President Trump offered the use of National Guard troops to keep the peace. The Democrat leadership turned it down.”

Wrong, Tom. No congressional official or body has the authority to activate or decline National Guard service. Yet another lie.

He then refers to the “Russian collusion hoax,” you know, the one where 13 Russians and three companies were indicted for interfering with our 2016 election. That’s a hoax, Tom?

This is the career politician who has done nothing in his adult life other than run for office, the guy who can’t even bring himself to live in the district he claims to represent. A guy who would surely vote for the same “profile-in-courage, Ihate-the-insurrection, then kiss-trump’s-ring” Kevin Mccarthy for Speaker should the Republicans gain the House. Please! Don’t send Mcclintock back to Washington!