House Republicans are creating a committee to 'reinvestigate' the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
that included footage of the attacks against police. The committee held hearings throughout 2022, some in primetime, in which top Republican figures testified about efforts by former President Trump to pressure them to overturn election results and talked about his role in inspiring and fomenting political violent threats and the Capitol riot.
Loudermilk said his panel is also reviewing some of the 40,000 hours of police videos, the same tranche of footage that Speaker Kevin McCarthy recentlyLoudermilk said his panel will also likely seek interviews with former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund and the former House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving about security decisions made ahead of the Jan. 6 attack.
Torres was among the group of House members trapped on the upper balcony of the House chamber on Jan. 6. She recalled that as they were escaping, the riotous mob was"just 10 seconds behind" them. The Jan. 6 select committee had sought an interview with Loudermilk last year to talk about a tour group his office had arranged on Capitol grounds on Jan. 5, 2021. Loudermilk said the group wasn't near the Capitol during the Jan. 6 breach and criticized the Select Committee for publicly announcing its request for an interview with him, before notifying him of it.
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