Jan. 6 panel seeks records of participants in rallies objecting election results
By Rebecca Beitsch - 08/30/21 06:16 PM EDT
The House committee investigating Jan. 6 sent letters to 35 different telecommunications and social media companies Monday, asking them to retain records of those who may have been involved with the attack on the Capitol -- a group that likely includes lawmakers.
The requests seek email and phone records as well as communication and other data within different social media networks. The letters do not reveal whose information is being sought but follows a nod from Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) that the committee would seek the records of members of Congress.
Even without naming names, the letters released by the committee show a focus both on those already being investigated by the Department of Justice, as well as those who were involved in planning former President Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally.
In addition to those already targeted by DOJ, the letter asks for records of “individuals who were listed on permit applications or were otherwise involved in organizing, funding, or speaking at the January 5, 2021, or January 6, 2021, rallies in the District of Columbia relating to objecting to the certification of the electoral college votes.”
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