Pelosi Appoints Liz Cheney to Serve on Jan. 6 Select Committee

Representative Liz Cheney, Republican of Wyoming, speaks to the media at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) was named by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday to serve on the select committee investigating events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

“Congresswoman Liz Cheney, of the Armed Services Committee, has patriotically agreed to serve on the committee,“ said Pelosi on Thursday at a press briefing about the formation of the select committee. ”We’re very honored and proud that she has agreed to serve on the committee.”