House panel agrees on bipartisan commission to examine Jan. 6 riot
An equal number of Democrats and Republicans will investigate the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday. [ SUSAN WALSH | AP ]
Updated 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON â The top Democratic and Republican members of the House Homeland Security Committee have reached an agreement on legislation to form a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The measure had stalled amid partisan differences.
Under the terms of the agreement announced Friday, the commission would have an equal number of Democrats and Republicans, five from each party. It would have subpoena power and be charged with issuing a final report by Dec. 31, along recommendations to prevent future attacks.
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Largo man accused in Capitol police attack
Robert Scott Palmer was identified as a man seen on video spraying and tossing a fire extinguisher toward Capitol police.
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In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, photo, rioters storm the Capitol, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo,) [ JOHN MINCHILLO | AP ]
Updated Mar. 17
TAMPA â A Largo man is the latest person to be accused of taking part in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol.
Robert Scott Palmer was arrested Wednesday and appeared in the afternoon in federal court in Tampa. He faces charges of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers, civil disorder and being in a restricted building or grounds, according to federal court records.