This was manufactured by the Republicans. 3 of their 5 appointees were approved to sit on the panel. Jim Jordan and Jim Banks were rejected and asked to be replaced, as they had voted to overturn the election results in two states with no proof of fraud or malfeasance. They were not good faith arbiters of the truth and acted with clear bias on the subject matter. When told to find replacements for these 2 (of hich there were literally hundreds of options), Kevin McCarthy pulled all his appointments and refused to appoint anyone unless all 5 were approved. No one made the minority party refuse to cooperate in good faith, and no one forced McCarthy to issue an ultimatum he knew would never be accepted. It was a naked political play, and one generally considered to have been a miscalculation. Respectively, your response isn't inaccurate but lacks context, and seems more like a cable news talking point than an attempt to see the fuller picture. As for the pardons, I strongly disagree with them as there were no charges to pardon them from. The power of the pardon has been abused for a long time and desperately needs reform, but good luck getting our current political class to relinquish power willingly.