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House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed to investigate the House Jan. 6 Select Committee after President Joe Biden’s announcement to award two of its members, including former Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney and South Carolina Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson.
Johnson shared the commitment in a Thursday post to X that included a link to the award announcement.
“What a complete joke and utter embarrassment,” Johnson wrote. “Biden is foolishly giving an award to members of Congress who intentionally and repeatedly lied to the American people?!”
The House speaker highlighted accusations of committee members destroying evidence in its efforts to hurt President Donald Trump.
“The Jan 6 Select Committee manipulated AND destroyed evidence – created a fake, phony narrative all to try and hurt Trump. They even hired a TV producer from the legacy media in a desperate attempt to legitimize what Americans knew was a total hoax and complete waste of time,” Johnson added.
“Be assured of this: House Republicans WILL continue our investigation into this corrupt committee and it will be FULLY FUNDED so it can continue next Congress,” he concluded.
Biden is awarding the second-highest civilian medal on Cheney and Thompson. The two committee members helped lead the Jan. 6 investigation and argue that Trump should be jailed.
Biden awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to 20 people in a ceremony on Thursday at the White House.
According to The New York Post, the winners included “Americans who fought for marriage equality, a pioneer in treating wounded soldiers, and two of the president’s longtime friends, former Sens. Ted Kaufman, D-Del., and Chris Dodd, D-Conn.”
Cheney later faced a GOP primary opponent and lost her seat in the House. In the 2024 campaign, she said she would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Last month, Trump gave a “Meet the Press” interview in which he said Cheney and other committee members should “go to jail.”
In contrast, Trump has spoken about pardoning many Jan. 6 convictions. He even mentioned the possibility of some pardons on his first day in office.