House Speaker Mike Johnson and the Republican leading the investigation are unable to decide how to proceed with their investigation into the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

According to three sources familiar with the negotiations, Johnson wants Republicans to narrow the scope of the previous January 6 committee’s investigation and cease looking into it, including former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney.

However, some White House officials support GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk’s preference for a more expansive mandate, as he has been appointed to lead the investigation. CNN previously reported that President Donald Trump told Johnson before his inauguration that he wanted this investigation to be a top priority.

According to the sources, Loudermilk’s new select subcommittee, which Johnson announced in January, has not yet begun its work in part because of the behind-the-scenes dispute that has stalled negotiations.

“I told former Speaker Kevin McCarthy that I would accept the challenge under two conditions: I would have the autonomy and resources necessary to effectively pursue the facts without political bias or outside influence, and I would have the authority to report whatever we find to the American people,” Loudermilk told CNN in a statement on Thursday.

McCarthy asked me to lead House Republicans’ investigation into the Capitol’s security failures on January 6, 2021, and Pelosi’s Select Committee. This, in my opinion, is still necessary in order to effectively seek the truth.