Pelosi sets up US Capitol riot committee

By Susan Cornwell
Updated June 25 2021 - 4:36am, first published 4:32am
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a committee will "seek the truth" above events on January 6.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a committee will "seek the truth" above events on January 6.

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced a new House committee to investigate the January 6 riots at the US Capitol, after Senate Republicans in May blocked the creation of an independent commission to probe the assault.

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