House Republicans will “delete” records to promote a political narrative when a special committee on Jan. 6 investigates the circumstances surrounding the 2021 invasion of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. released a report claiming to have hired “Hollywood producers.”
“For nearly two years, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Jan. He has promoted hearsay and selective information in order to advance his political goals of the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee said in a statement accompanying its “Initial Findings Report” on Monday.
“The task force’s final report focuses primarily on former President Trump and his allies, and on security failures and reforms needed to make the U.S. Capitol safer today than it was in 2021.” It was not surprising that this was not the focus.
The House Administration Committee’s Loudermilk Oversight Subcommittee on Monday released an 81-page report examining “the Jan. 6 security failures that House Democrats failed to investigate in the 117th Congress.”
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Rep. Barry Loudermilk during a House hearing on July 19, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
Among its key findings, the report says the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was designed “to further a political narrative,” and reportedly The move was said to have been directed by then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
“Ms. Pelosi has made the unprecedented decision to refuse to appoint minority-selected minority members to the special committee. They have hired Hollywood producers to support prime-time hearings. They refused to adopt rules that allowed them to operate without limit in order to project a predetermined narrative to the world,” the report’s key findings page states.
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President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Washington with the White House in the background, January 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin, File)
In its report, the committee on January 6 stated that it “used the cooperation of Hollywood producers to obtain USCP closed-circuit television (“CCTV”) footage, depositions and interviews for use in the hearings. “I edited a video of the transcript.”
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The Jan. 6 commission was established in July 2021 to investigate the invasion of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters earlier that year, ahead of President Biden’s formal inauguration on Jan. 20. . The Jan. 6 committee investigation was conducted when the Democratic Party was in power. House’s.
The committee concluded its 18-month investigation last year when Republicans regained the House majority and sent a referral to the Justice Department to pursue criminal charges against Trump for his involvement in the breach of the Capitol by his supporters.
The committee was comprised of seven Democrats and two Republicans, Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, both of whom have since left office. Congressman Bennie Thompson, Democrat of Mississippi, served as the committee chairman, with Mr. Cheney serving as vice chairman.
On October 13, 2022, the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol, with Vice Chair Liz Cheney speaking. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Loudermilk’s report argued that Cheney’s position was given to a Democrat and that she should not have served as vice chair.
“Cheney served as vice chair of the special committee, not as a minority member, a position given to a member of the same party as the committee chair under House rules. The majority appointed Cheney to the special committee.” Former special committee staffers disagreed with Cheney’s assertion that the special committee should focus on President Trump. ” revealed the report’s key findings.
Republicans have long argued that the commission was improperly constructed. The 2022 trial will include a federal judge appointed by President Trump to authorize the committee to obtain lead access to Republican National Committee marketing email data, including the committee’s investigative efforts on January 6th. justified. Until January 6th.
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Loudermilk’s report also claimed that the committee “deleted records and suppressed evidence” before Republicans gained a House majority during the 2022 election cycle.
“Select Committees Concealed Records and Evidence Deleted – Representatives Thompson and Cheney suppressed video recordings of witness interviews and depositions, even though they used these recordings in high-profile prime-time hearings. The subcommittee recovered more than 100 files that had been deleted or password-protected, including files that had been deleted just days before Republicans assumed the majority. “It also suppressed transcripts of multiple interviews with witnesses who had direct knowledge of President Trump’s actions on January 6,” the report said.
President Trump has repeatedly claimed that the committee deleted or suppressed evidence, including naming Cheney in a post on Truth Social earlier this year.
Congressman Bennie Thompson speaks during a hearing on the investigation on January 6th at the Cannon House office building. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
“Why America’s Disaster Liz Cheney… illegally removed and destroyed most of the evidence and related items from the Commission on Political Misfits and Misfits on January 6th. It has become impossible for them to prepare and submit ‘properly protect their clients and me.All the information about the crazy Nancy Pelosi who turned down the 10,000 soldiers I offered her. [sic] Protect the Capitol, and beyond is gone,” President Trump posted on Truth Social on January 1, 2024.
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Former President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd at a campaign event in Pickens, South Carolina, July 1, 2023. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Cheney responded to the X report early Tuesday morning, claiming the report had the effect of “covering up” President Trump’s actions in 2021.
“Your response to Trump’s attack on our democracy was to lie and cover up what he did, to attack the brave men and women who came forward with the truth, to violently storm the Capitol, a crime. If it’s about defending people, you need to reconsider whose side you’re on. Hint: It’s not American,” Cheney tweeted on Tuesday.
Last week, Loudermilk’s office released a transcript of a “closed-door” committee interview with a senior Trump administration official, Deputy Chief of Staff Anthony Ornato, about Trump’s request for National Guard support. This undermines the commission’s report, which found there was no evidence that For January 6th.
Ornato worked for the Secret Service for decades before serving as acting White House chief of staff.
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In the interview, first reported by The Federalist, Ornato told the committee that then-chief of staff Mark Meadows told D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Jan. He said he heard them asking for protection.
Trump supporters occupy the west front and inauguration stands of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
Cheney’s press secretary, Jeremy Adler, told Fox News Digital on Sunday that the Federalist report was “completely false.”
“The Federalist report is completely false. Records have not been destroyed; this letter As detailed in (which has long been public), the committee will allow the Secret Service to protect sensitive security information for agent interviews before archiving testimony. We complied with our obligations,” Adler said in a statement.
A 2022 letter from Mr. Cheney and Mr. Thompson to the Department of Homeland Security’s general counsel states that the rules surrounding classified testimony from Secret Service personnel must be complied with and that such testimony must be kept in archives and then sent to the Department of Homeland Security. It was stated in detail that it was placed under the control of the Bureau. archive.
“Also, relevant content from Secret Service records is summarized in multiple places in the report…This is all a continuation of Donald Trump’s efforts to misrepresent and cover up responsibility for January 6th.” Adler added on Sunday.
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Among other important findings, the Loudermilk report found that Thompson and Cheney “facilitated” the “sensationally revised” testimony of a “star” witness and “concealed” other testimony that contradicted the star witness. claims to have done so. The report also alleges that the Jan. 6 commission “conspired” with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to indict Trump on election fraud charges in Georgia.
Congressman Barry Loudermilk attends the House Republican Conference caucus at the Capitol Hill Club on April 27, 2022 in Washington. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
“The Fulton County District Attorney sent a letter to the task force requesting assistance in prosecuting President Trump. Task force staff met with representatives of her office,” the initial findings report said. Are listed.
Pelosi’s office declined to comment Tuesday morning when contacted by Fox News Digital about the Loudermilk report. Fox News Digital also reached out to Thompson, but he did not immediately respond.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at a press conference at the Capitol. (Getty Images)
Thompson responded to the report in a statement on his X account, calling the report “disingenuous.”
“Mr. Loudermilk is simply trying to distract from Donald Trump’s responsibility for the January 6th riot and his own refusal to answer the task force’s questions,” he said in a statement. ” he added.
In comments Monday, Loudermilk said the release of the report was “just the beginning” of an effort to “uncover the facts about January 6th.”
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“The American people deserve the full truth about what led to the violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. It is unfortunate that they pursued a false narrative instead of providing the important work of an investigation.” My purpose today is to do just that, and my report today is just the beginning,” Loudermilk said.
