The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol is asking House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to voluntarily provide information.
is asking House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to voluntarily provide information.
January 6 select committee chair Bennie Thompson and the committee are looking for information from the top Republican about the days leading up to January 6, as well as that day and days following. Thompson wants information about reports that McCarthy said that former President Trump acknowledged some culpability for the violence, and McCarthy's support of"You have acknowledged speaking directly with the former president while the violence was underway on January 6th.
Thompson told reporters on Wednesday that he thinks McCarthy"will voluntarily come forward" after receiving the interview request from the panel and that McCarthy will"tell us why he made that statement" on the House floor. McCarthy is the highest-ranking GOP officeholder Thompson has requested information from, as the committee probes last year's riot. Thompson's request is only voluntary, and not a subpoena. Thompson requested to meet with McCarthy on February 3 or February 4. McCarthy has not yet responded to the request. before the committee, following in the footsteps of Trump and other Republicans who have refused to acquiesce. met with the panel virtually Wednesday, Thompson told CBS News.
, when thousands of Trump supporters descended on the Capitol as Congress counted the electoral votes, a largely ceremonial final step affirming Mr. Biden's victory. Lawmakers were sent fleeing amid the riot, which led to the deaths of five people and the
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