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Kinzinger Agrees To Join Special Panel Probing Capitol Insurrection

Kinzinger Agrees To Join Special Panel Probing Capitol Insurrection

CHICAGO — Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump and his GOP allies in Congress, said Sunday he has agreed to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's request that he join the select committee examining the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Kinzinger said he “humbly accepted" Pelosi's request, adding that the investigation requires a “serious, clear-eyed, non-partisan approach." He vowed to “work diligently to ensure we get to the truth and hold those responsible for the attack fully accountable." “For months, lies and conspiracy ...

Chicago Cop Charged In Capitol Riot, Accused Of Entering Senator’s Office

Chicago Cop Charged In Capitol Riot, Accused Of Entering Senator’s Office

CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer was arrested Friday on federal charges of breaching the U.S. Capitol on January 6 and entering a Democratic senator's office with the violent mob, later texting to a friend that he'd “knocked out a commie." Officer Karol Chwiesiuk, 29, was charged in a criminal complaint in U.S. District Court in Washington with five misdemeanor counts, including entering a restricted building, disrupting government business, and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds with intent to impede congressional proceeding. The 19-page complaint alleges Chwiesiuk broke into Oregon Sen. Jef...