Thirty-five House Republicans defied party leadership and Donald Trump to vote in favor of setting up the commission. The group of rebels including Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger and the eight other GOP members who voted to impeach Trump sided with all Democrats. Its passage now appears doomed, after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made a dramatic U-turn and said he would oppose the legislation. 'We have people scaling the Capitol, hitting the Capitol Police with lead pipes across the head and we can't get bipartisanship. 'Minority Leader McCarthy’s resolution is a sad stunt to distract from the reality: that the House Republicans are descending into pure chaos,' Hammill said in a statement.

Source: Daily Mail May 19, 2021 22:57 UTC