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U.S. Rep. Sherrill says members of Congress gave ‘reconnaissance’ tours before the Capitol riot

Sparta. Sherrill and 30 other members of Congress have asked for an investigation of the tours. She wants to see President Trump and other members who fomented violence brought to justice and barred from holding office.

| 02 Feb 2021 | 02:39
    U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill (D, NJ-11) appeared on MSNBC recently to talk about members of Congress giving tours of the U.S. Capitol a day before the riot.
    U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill (D, NJ-11) appeared on MSNBC recently to talk about members of Congress giving tours of the U.S. Capitol a day before the riot.

U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D, NJ-11) demanded an investigation into members of Congress whom she said gave “reconnaissance” tours one day before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Thirty other members of Congress have joined her in requesting an investigation.

Sherrill’s district includes Sparta, Stanhope, Byram, Hopatcong, and Ogdensburg in Sussex County, as well as parts of Passaic, Essex, and Morris counties.

On a 13-minute Facebook live address, Sherrill, a former Navy pilot, said she saw unidentified members of Congress leading groups through the U.S. Capitol, even though tours were very unusual during the Covid-19 pandemic because of restrictions limiting public access to the building.

The next day, a violent pro-Trump mob breeched the Capitol walls. Five people died in the riot, including a Capitol Police officer. The Capitol Police officers’ union said last week that 140 officers were injured during the rampage.

Sherrill believes President Trump foments chaos and rebellion even as he talks about law and order. She wants him barred from ever holding office again.

“I also want the members of Congress . . . that incited this violent crowd, those members of Congress that helped our President undermine our Democracy,” she said In her Facebook live speech. “I’m going to see that they are held accountable, and, if necessary, insure that they don’t serve in Congress.”

Sherrill said she wants the rioters brought to justice.

About U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill
U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and spent almost 10 years on active duty, flying missions throughout Europe and the Middle East as a Sea King helicopter pilot.
She worked as a lawyer after leaving the Navy and eventually joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey.
She holds a bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, a master’s degree in global history from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a law degree from Georgetown University.
She serves as freshman whip for the New Democrat Coalition.
She sits on the House Armed Services Committee and is chair of the Environment Subcommittee for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee.
“I also want the members of Congress . . . that incited this violent crowd, those members of Congress that helped our President undermine our Democracy,” she said In her Facebook live speech. “I’m going to see that they are held accountable, and, if necessary, insure that they don’t serve in Congress.” U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill