Pelosi has the job of security? I did not know that.
But I do now this:
As Capitol Hill geared up for the first hearing of a special committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, some conservatives claimed Nancy Pelosi has a conflict of interest.
A
July 22 Facebook post asserts Pelosi, who created the committee, is using her role as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives to skirt responsibility for security failures on Jan. 6.
“So let me get this straight…Nancy Pelosi was in charge of Capitol Police on Jan. 6. They were understaffed and underprepared. But now she gets to be in charge of the investigation of...herself?!” reads text in the post from Dan Carr, a Mississippi pastor with more than 30,000 followers on Facebook.
The post is a screenshot of a post
originally published July 21 by Rogan O’Handley, a conservative influencer, on Gettr. The social media site was
recently launched by Jason Miller, previously an adviser to former President Donald Trump
Fact check:Post falsely claims Pelosi is blocking Capitol Police officers from testifying
The claim that Pelosi was in charge of the U.S. Capitol Police during the insurrection
has circulated both online and offline for months. On July 21 , U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, floated the claim after Pelosi rejected his appointment to the Jan. 6 special committee.
"Why wasn't there a proper security presence at the Capitol that day?" Jordan
asked at a news conference. "Only one person can answer that question. Only one. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives."
But a look at the Capitol Police’s chain of command shows that Pelosi wasn't in charge of the law enforcement agency on Jan. 6. USA TODAY
previously rated a similar claim false, and other independent fact-checking organizations
have reached similar conclusions.
Pelosi not ‘in charge’ of Capitol Police
In response to USA TODAY's request for comment, Carr reiterated the claim in his Facebook post.
"The Speaker Nancy Pelosi is responsible for the police officers on Capitol Hill!!" Carr said in an email. "On January 6th they was understaffed due to her lack of over site (sic). With the lack of personnel, the United States capitol was breached which should have never happened. Now she is in charge of the investigation of what happened on January 6th."
But that's wrong. The Capitol Police are overseen by a number of entities and individuals, none of whom are Pelosi.
The Capitol Police Board is made up of the House and Senate sergeants-at-arms, as well as the Capitol architect. The Capitol Police chief serves in a non-voting capacity on the board, according to the Capitol Police website.
Pelosi was not a chair or administrator of any committee supervising the Capitol Police at the time of the insurrection. She's not listed on any of those committees' websites today, either.
The U.S. Capitol Police are overseen by a number of entities and individuals, none of whom are U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
www.usatoday.com
You got your "truth" from a person on Facebook.
Enough said
Now you know !!!!