Washington: A congressional committee investigating the deadly January 6 attack on America capital A spokesman for the committee said US companies and government agencies received thousands of documents before the Thursday deadline to submit them.
NS national archives, which handles the presidential records, has also begun a pre-release review of documents involving former Republican President Donald Trump. white House which were part of the committee’s document request.
Democratic-led House of Representatives selection committee Last month the Capitol announced extensive requests for material related to the attack — including communications records from Trump’s White House — with a September 9 deadline.
“With several hours before today’s deadline, the selection committee has received thousands of pages of documents in response to our first set of requests and our investigative team is actively pursuing the flow of information,” the spokesperson said in an email. engaged for.” Statement.
Panel seeks White House records National Archives and Records Administration, as well as materials from the Defense, Homeland Security, Interior and Justice departments and the FBI, the National Counterterrorism Center and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
The panel also asked major social media companies, including Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google to turn over a record of messages by Trump supporters related to the attack on the Capitol.
Details of what had changed were not available as of late Thursday evening. A source familiar with the matter said the material came from both companies and government entities.
Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, threatened companies complying with the committee’s request, saying Republicans “will not forget.”
Handing over the information violates federal law, McCarthy said, although it was unclear which law he was referring to.
The committee’s request included records relating to the violence and the days that followed, including the spread of misinformation and efforts to prevent authentication of President Joe Biden’s election.
Demands also surfaced on online forums and social media sites 4chan, 8kun, Gab, Parler, Reddit and Snapchat.
Trump declined a request for documents from his administration, saying the material was protected by executive privilege, a legal principle that allowed the White House to refuse to comply with demands of the record such as congressional subpoenas or Freedom of Information Act requests. gives.
If the Biden White House says the material is protected by executive privilege, that would make it more difficult for the committee to investigate Trump. However, Biden is expected to be sympathetic to the panel’s view that material should be produced.
“The Select Committee is also aware that the National Archives has initiated the process required by law to review the President’s records,” a committee spokesperson said in the statement.
Crowd of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Congress The process was delayed for several hours as then-Vice President Mike Pence, members of Congress, staff and journalists fled the rioters who were meeting to certify Biden’s election victory.
Around 600 people have been arrested in connection with the attack. It was the deadliest violence in the seat of American government since the British invasion during the War of 1812.
On January 6, four people died, one was shot dead by the police and the other died of natural causes. The next day a Capitol police officer was attacked while guarding the building. More than 100 police officers were injured.
Four police officers who participated in the defense of the Capitol later took their own lives.
NS national archives, which handles the presidential records, has also begun a pre-release review of documents involving former Republican President Donald Trump. white House which were part of the committee’s document request.
Democratic-led House of Representatives selection committee Last month the Capitol announced extensive requests for material related to the attack — including communications records from Trump’s White House — with a September 9 deadline.
“With several hours before today’s deadline, the selection committee has received thousands of pages of documents in response to our first set of requests and our investigative team is actively pursuing the flow of information,” the spokesperson said in an email. engaged for.” Statement.
Panel seeks White House records National Archives and Records Administration, as well as materials from the Defense, Homeland Security, Interior and Justice departments and the FBI, the National Counterterrorism Center and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
The panel also asked major social media companies, including Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google to turn over a record of messages by Trump supporters related to the attack on the Capitol.
Details of what had changed were not available as of late Thursday evening. A source familiar with the matter said the material came from both companies and government entities.
Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, threatened companies complying with the committee’s request, saying Republicans “will not forget.”
Handing over the information violates federal law, McCarthy said, although it was unclear which law he was referring to.
The committee’s request included records relating to the violence and the days that followed, including the spread of misinformation and efforts to prevent authentication of President Joe Biden’s election.
Demands also surfaced on online forums and social media sites 4chan, 8kun, Gab, Parler, Reddit and Snapchat.
Trump declined a request for documents from his administration, saying the material was protected by executive privilege, a legal principle that allowed the White House to refuse to comply with demands of the record such as congressional subpoenas or Freedom of Information Act requests. gives.
If the Biden White House says the material is protected by executive privilege, that would make it more difficult for the committee to investigate Trump. However, Biden is expected to be sympathetic to the panel’s view that material should be produced.
“The Select Committee is also aware that the National Archives has initiated the process required by law to review the President’s records,” a committee spokesperson said in the statement.
Crowd of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Congress The process was delayed for several hours as then-Vice President Mike Pence, members of Congress, staff and journalists fled the rioters who were meeting to certify Biden’s election victory.
Around 600 people have been arrested in connection with the attack. It was the deadliest violence in the seat of American government since the British invasion during the War of 1812.
On January 6, four people died, one was shot dead by the police and the other died of natural causes. The next day a Capitol police officer was attacked while guarding the building. More than 100 police officers were injured.
Four police officers who participated in the defense of the Capitol later took their own lives.
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