WASHINGTON – House Democrats have appointed U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett to serve on a new Republican-led subcommittee re-examining the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when supporters of President Donald Trump forced their way into the U.S. Capitol in an effort to block certification of his electoral defeat.

“On that day, there was an attempt to tear apart our democracy brick by brick,” Crockett said during a Monday news conference announcing her appointment.

The Dallas congresswoman, now in her second term, has a devoted social media following and a track record of fiery hearing room confrontations with Republicans that go viral online.

The subcommittee is likely to produce lots of partisan fireworks, as Republicans probe areas such as Jan. 6 security arrangements made under former Speaker Nancy

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