Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) announced his opposition to a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, saying: “I don’t believe establishing a new commission is necessary or wise.”
As one of the seven GOP Senators who voted to impeach Trump, his opposition all but ensures the legislation creating a bipartisan commission will be blocked by Senate Republicans.
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