Pelosi Says Commission to Probe Capitol Breach Should Have Subpoena Power

Pelosi Says Commission to Probe Capitol Breach Should Have Subpoena Power
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks to reporters in Washington on Jan. 15, 2021. Samuel Corum/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that a proposed commission to investigate the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol should have subpoena power.

During her weekly news conference, Pelosi was asked if the commission, supposedly modeled after the one established by President George W. Bush to examine the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon, should be able to demand testimony from unwilling witnesses.