I think he’s saying “composed of”, not “closed for”. He’s off-mic in the audience so it’s hard to tell. But I think that makes more sense than “closed for”.
He’s implying that Republicans weren’t allowed to come because the Democrats wouldn’t let them in. That would be a closed hearing, I guess. In actuality, the Republicans started their own January 6th investigation. They’re choosing not to be on this one.
Ahead of Tuesday’s hearing, GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk, who is leading the Republican-led counter-investigation, called the former January 6 committee a “partisan exercise designed to advance a narrative to target President Trump and his political allies.”
I found a video. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_yNr0xeWVvE
I think he’s saying “composed of”, not “closed for”. He’s off-mic in the audience so it’s hard to tell. But I think that makes more sense than “closed for”.
He’s implying that Republicans weren’t allowed to come because the Democrats wouldn’t let them in. That would be a closed hearing, I guess. In actuality, the Republicans started their own January 6th investigation. They’re choosing not to be on this one.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/politics/january-6-anniversary-congress-political-divide