House Administration Panel Chief Insinuates GOP Colleagues Helped Instigate Breach of Capitol

A temporary security fence topped with concertina razor wire surrounds the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 17, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Republican members of the House Administration Committee claim Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) violated congressional rules by using her personal staff to investigate social media postings by 147 GOP colleagues who objected to certifying Electoral College results of the 2020 presidential election.

The three committee Republicans, led by ranking minority member Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), also want to know why Lofgren’s panel has held no hearings on the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol. Davis was joined in signing a March 11 letter to Lofgren by Reps. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) and Bryan Steil (R-Wis.).