The Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking into Pennsylvania Representative Scott Perry in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, and his phone was seized as part of the investigation. But Perry is refusing to recuse himself from the investigation, a move seen as an endorsement of former President Donald Trump.
On ABC’s “This Week,” Perry stated his refusal to step away from the investigation, which comes one day after the Partisan Department of Justice raided Trump’s home. In response, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy wrote a letter to Democratic Mississippi Representative Bennie Thompson, advising the committee to save all records, documents, and transcripts related to the inquiry. It appears there will be a review of the House select committee’s investigation into the incident.
“Why should I be limited – why should anybody be limited – just because someone has made an accusation?” Perry said. “Everybody in America is innocent until proven guilty.”
“Doesn’t that pose a conflict to you, since you’re also part of the investigation?” host George Stephanopoulos asked.
“So, should everybody in Congress that disagrees with somebody be barred from doing the oversight and investigative powers that Congress has? That’s our charge. And again, that’s appropriate for every single member, regardless of what accusations are made, I get accused of things every single day, as does every member that serves in the public eye,” Perry said.
Asked by @GStephanopoulos if he will pledge to not serve on new House committee investigating Jan. 6 probes while he is part of DOJ investigation, GOP Rep. Scott Perry says, “Why should I be limited…just because someone has made an accusation?” https://t.co/CbiJQ8Uauy pic.twitter.com/QAlmRIbJd5
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 8, 2023
I think the kicker with the January 6th committee is that they deemed everyone guilty without evidence. Perry, and many others, were viewed by the committee as criminals as they propped up their tv version of a kangaroo court.
I’m glad that McCarthy told them to keep all of the paperwork and plans to investigate the committee’s conduct. I think it’ll be interesting to see how his investigation turns up—Let’s just hope that they don’t ‘lose’ some of the documents.