House Ethics Committee Rejects Capitol Breach Claims Against Reps. Brooks, Gosar

House Ethics Committee Rejects Capitol Breach Claims Against Reps. Brooks, Gosar
A large group of protesters stand on the east steps of the Capitol Building in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Jon Cherry/Getty Images
Bill Pan
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The House Ethics Committee has declined to investigate claims that Reps. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) had any involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.

The Republican congressmen on June 15 released notices they received from Committee Chairman Ted Deutch (D-Fla.), who said the panel won’t create a special investigative subcommittee to look into their alleged actions in the days leading up to Jan. 6, when a group of protesters breached the Capitol building complex.