“To protect our security, our security, our security, our next step will be to set up an external, independent 9/11 type Commission to investigate the facts and causes relating to the domestic terror attack on 6 January 2021 “The Capitol Complex of the United States,” Pelosi wrote.
Pelosi had earlier called for the establishment of such a commission, saying she believed it was necessary.
A commission of this nature would be established by a statute, approved by both chambers and signed into law by the president. The commission members would not be elected leaders and would be outside the government.
In a separate letter to House Democrats earlier this month, Pelosi wrote that it was clear that we would need to set up a 9/11 type commission to investigate and report on the facts, causes and security of the January terrorist attack. . 6. ”
Attempts to sharpen security at the Capitol and shed light on what led to it being violated on January 6 by a violent, pro-Trump mob are still ongoing.
“Over the past few weeks, General Honoré has assessed our security needs by looking at what happened on January 6 and how we should ensure that it does not happen again,” Pelosi wrote in her letter on Monday.
“He is working with committees of jurisdiction and will continue to make proposals. It is clear from his findings and from the indictment that we need to know how this happened,” she said.
Earlier this month, Pelosi told reporters as she left a news conference that a 9/11-style commission to investigate the uprising would look “different” from that formed after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks – and that it a greater emphasis on diversity.
“Unlike 9/11. What was there, nine people? Everyone white, one woman. It will look different,” she said at the time.
Although Pelosi complimented the 9/11 commission, she said it is a different world now. ‘
When asked who she wanted to serve on the commission, Pelosi confirmed that members would not serve on it, saying, “This is an outside commission.”