GOPers: Pelosi’s covering her...

Republican House leaders Tuesday accused Speaker Nancy Pelosi of putting together a partisan committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riots to cover up her role in security lapses involving the Capitol Police.

“Two questions for this entire committee should be: Why were we so ill prepared for that day? And how can we make sure this never happens again?” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said at a Capitol press conference an hour before the committee began its first hearing.

“Why wouldn’t we then ask the tough questions and make sure the Capitol Police have the resources, the training and the equipment — that is what’s being withheld,” said McCarthy.

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (La.) said Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) rejection of McCarthy’s selection of GOP Reps. Jim Jordan (Ohio) and Jim Banks (Ind.) to be on the committee is part of a cover-up.

“What we’re here to talk about today is Speaker Pelosi’s constant attempt to cover up facts that she doesn’t want out there. For weeks now, Jim Jordan and Jim Banks have been raising some very tough questions . . . about why Speaker Pelosi didn’t make sure that Capitol Police had all the tools they needed to be prepared for that day,” Scalise said.

After Pelosi nixed Jordan and Banks, both of whom are allies of former President Donald Trump, McCarthy withdrew his other choices, GOP Reps. Rodney Davis (Ill.), Kelly Armstrong (SD) and Troy Nehls (Texas). Pelosi then tapped Reps. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) and Liz Cheney (Wyo.) as the only Republicans on the committee.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) said Pelosi was informed about potential security threats to the Capitol in December 2020 but didn’t act on them.