The new GOP-led committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack is asking Attorney General Pam Bondi, the University of Virginia and other businesses for information from the previous Democratic-led panel that investigated the Capitol attack.
The Republican leaders claim the information they’re pursuing was never disclosed by the previous panel.
“This is an important first step in unraveling the predetermined narrative the former January 6th Select Committee crafted to hurt President Donald J. Trump,” Chair Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) said in a statement. “Why else would their committee delete or fail to properly archive more than a terabyte of data?”
Many materials in the previous panel’s possession ultimately became public. But some were never released, including footage of witness interviews.
Loudermilk and other Republicans have maintained that the previous panel’s probe was politically motivated. In creating the new GOP investigation, Loudermilk intends to rewrite the record of the Capitol attack.
In addition to the University of Virginia and the Department of Justice, Loudermilk’s letters also went to Broadcast Management Group Inc., Polar Solutions Inc., PATCtech, Design in DC LLC, and Verbit.