The select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is seeking records from the Trump administration.
The committee issued records requests to eight government agencies, including, the National Archives, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of the Interior, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and National Counterterrorism Center and Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
The sweeping request sought White House records from the National Archives and Records Administration and records from seven other Executive Branch agencies. pic.twitter.com/XcBigbzFDE
— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) August 25, 2021
Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) penned a letter to the chief U.S. archivist, David Ferriero, on Wednesday urging him to “please produce this information to the Select Committee no later than September 9.”
Thompson noted it is the committee’s “first request for materials, and we anticipate additional requests as our investigation
continues.”
The letter outlines the requests, explaining, “The Select Committee reiterates the requests made in the March 25, 2021, correspondence from multiple committees of the House of Representatives, which the Select Committee subsequently joined, for documents and communications received, prepared, or sent between December 1, 2020, and January 20, 2021, relating to the counting of the electoral college vote on January 6, 2021, the potential for demonstrations, violence, or attacks in the National Capital Region on or around January 6, 2021, and the events or aftermath of January 6, 2021.”
The committee is also seeking documents and communications related to former Trump officials including former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, one of the former president’s top advisers son-in-law Jared Kushner, his wife, and another top adviser, Ivanka Trump, and his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
Additionally, the committee is requesting access to all documents and communications referring to the 2020 election results between Trump officials and state government officials, including Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.
Other requests include access to documents and communications relating to the security of the Capitol and any plan for the former president to walk or march to the Capitol on the day of the riot.
The committee goes on to mention the potential or actual changes in personnel at various agencies.
Thompson said in a statement, “The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol is examining the facts, circumstances, and causes of the January 6th attack. Our Constitution provides for a peaceful transfer of power, and this investigation seeks to evaluate threats to that process, identify lessons learned, and recommend laws, policies, procedures, rules, or regulations necessary to protect our Republic in the future.”
