Pelosi says '9/11-type commission' will investigate Capitol attack

Nancy Pelosi.
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In a letter sent to House Democrats on Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced that a "9/11-type commission" will be established to "investigate and report on the facts and causes" behind the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Earlier this month, Pelosi said she wanted to see such a commission created. In her Monday letter, Pelosi told her colleagues it would be an "outside, independent" panel that looks at the "preparedness and response of the United States Capitol Police and other federal, state, and local law enforcement."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.