Rep. Barry Moore: January 6 Select Committee findings 'pre-ordained' by 'sham outfit'

Washington, D.C. — Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) released the following statement after the January 6 Select Committee announced referrals for criminal prosecutions to the Department of Justice for President Trump and his attorney as well as referrals to the House Ethics Committee for Reps. Jim Jordan, Andy Biggs, Scott Perry, and Kevin McCarthy, all of which are Republicans.

“Nancy Pelosi and Liz Cheney could have saved two years of Congress’s time and millions of taxpayer dollars by announcing today’s pre-ordained decision when they initially created this sham outfit,” said Moore. “From its inception, the Democrat and never-Trumper members were clear that the purpose of this so-called ‘select committee’ – named because Speaker Pelosi had sole discretion on its members – was attacking President Trump. Referring Republicans to the Ethics Committee – including Jim Jordan, who will be the tip of the spear exercising Congressional oversight as Judiciary Chairman – is a transparent attempt to delegitimize constitutional efforts to hold President Biden accountable.

“It’s no surprise that today’s news comes as Democrats try to distract Americans from a massive $1.7 trillion lame duck spending bill and a border crisis so incendiary that El Paso’s Democrat mayor announced a state of emergency over the weekend. Time and again, Democrats have allowed Trump Derangement Syndrome to take precedence over the disasters facing Americans, including inflation, crime, and the border crisis.”