Thompson, Bennie G

Jan. 6 Panel Says Capitol Marcher Toured With G.O.P. Congressman

WASHINGTON — A man who toured the Capitol complex with a Republican lawmaker the day before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack later marched on the building while making threats against Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other prominent Democrats, the House committee investigating the attack said on Wednesday. The panel released surveillance video of a tour of […]

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House Jan. 6 Panel Seeks Interviews With Three More G.O.P. Lawmakers

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol sent letters on Monday seeking interviews with three Republican members of Congress, and the panel said it had gathered evidence that some House Republicans sought presidential pardons in the aftermath of the violence that engulfed the Capitol. The committee requested interviews with […]

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Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Twitter, Meta, Alphabet and Reddit

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol issued subpoenas on Thursday to four major social media companies — Alphabet, Meta, Reddit and Twitter — criticizing them for allowing extremism to spread on their platforms and saying they have failed to cooperate adequately with the inquiry. In letters accompanying the […]

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Jan. 6 Panel Seeks Interview With Jim Jordan, a Close Trump Ally

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Capitol attack asked Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio on Wednesday to sit for an interview with its investigators, in the latest step the panel has taken to dig into the role that members of Congress played in trying to undermine the 2020 election. The committee’s letter to Mr. […]

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