Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the now-defunct House Jan. 6 Select Committee, has confirmed to Republican lawmakers that the panel sent records to prosecutors who have filed charges against former President Donald Trump, after initially saying he had not preserved such material.
Republicans launched an inquiry into whether the now-defunct January 6 Select Committee handed documents and materials to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to help build a criminal case against former President Donald Trump.
The Democrat-led House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol failed to properly archive records, including documents, video of depositions and correspondence with the Biden administration, said a Republican lawmaker probing the panel's work.
Rep. Barry Loudermilk wants members of the Democrat's now-defunct Jan. 6 committee to admit they falsely accused him of conducting a "reconnaissance tour" the day before rioters stormed the Capitol in 2021.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise called on Democratic lawmakers to publicly apologize to Rep. Barry Loudermilk for falsely accusing him of helping plan the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.