Jan. 6 probe takes first step to obtaining phone records -- possibly those of lawmakers

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Politico

The select panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection on Monday asked a broad group of telecommunication companies to preserve records related to the attack — a request that could include communications from some members of Congress.

Apple, AT&T, Verizon and 32 other companies received requests from the Jan. 6 committee for records from April 1, 2020, to Jan. 31, 2021. Select panel chair Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) asked the companies for specific individuals’ records, and while the names of those people were redacted from the publicly released orders, Thompson indicated last week that the request for communications of relevant individuals could touch on fellow lawmakers.

Investigators on the Democrat-led Jan. 6 committee are seeking clarity on phone calls between former President Donald Trump and members of Congress during the attack, among other communications. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) are among those known to have spoken with Trump on Jan. 6.

Nearly three dozen companies, including Verizon, T-Mobile, Gab, Discord and Twitter, received requests from the Jan. 6 select committee to preserve records in a letter dated Monday. While names of covered officials were not included in the public copies of the requests, the panel's latest bid for information is bound to be politically fraught.

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[C Moon]

1. Oh boy. This is going to get interesting.

[gab13by13]

2. Not earth shattering,

the info will be limited (if they get the records) they will only get who called whom. This can be used by the committee to target individuals for subpoenas though.

Wake me when people are held accountable.

[jmowreader]

3. They also need to pull the records of Trump associates

[monkeyman1]

4. hope it is on the tv ?

[BigmanPigman]

5. They want his phone calls with his spawn as well.

I can't wait to hear Gym Jacketless stutter and stammer along with Don Jr, high on coke, as they attempt to defend themselves.

[Firestorm49]

6. One can only hope that there will be repercussions for treasonous

actions perpetrated by those from the radical right. Jail? Thrown out of office by executive order ? - sorry, I don’t know the protocol for that comment. Some kind of real life ramification needs to take place if we are to preserve the fragile democracy that we are clinging on to.