Lawmakers are campaigning in the House for a chance to sit on the exclusive task force investigating the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.
With only seven seats for Republicans and six for Democrats, lawmakers spent Tuesday pitching themselves to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for a seat on the special committee.
“I mentioned that based on qualifications, I think I would be a help for that task force, but there’s a lot of good people,” Rep. Jake Ellzey told NOTUS of what he said to Johnson Tuesday morning after the House GOP’s conference meeting. “A lot of attorneys, a lot of law enforcement folks who do investigations like this too, so I don’t have any expectations for getting on it.”