McCarthy's phone records among those eyed for preservation by Jan. 6 investigators
Source: Politico
The select panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has asked for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthys phone records to be preserved as it expands its inquiry, a committee source confirmed Thursday.
McCarthys name was included in a broad request the select panel sent Monday to social media platforms and telecommunications companies, asking them to preserve records that could be relevant to the probe of the attack. Although the request does not mean the committee will necessarily take the subsequent step of seeking McCarthys records, the panels move means the minority leader now faces a threat of having his personal data subpoenaed.
The panels chair, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), had hinted in advance of Monday's request that fellow lawmakers could see their communications records sought as part of the investigation. The potential request of their phone records outraged Republicans -- McCarthy, in a Tuesday statement, had threatened retribution against companies that complied with the panels request and said that compliance would break the law, though he did not cite a specific statute.
A Jan. 6 select panel aide declined to comment on the inclusion of McCarthys name on the records preservation request, which was first reported by CNN. The aide said the list of individuals whose records the panel sought had not changed since it was sent on Monday to nearly three dozen companies, ranging from Apple to Verizon.
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in2herbs
(2,942 posts)that the phone number of their mistress will be revealed?? Texas what say you.
bucolic_frolic
(42,651 posts)Some of them craft a prim and proper image publicly, but live a bit alt privately. Such a scandal, if it exists, may be too big to break, especially if it has reverberations in the looming alleged Gaetz fiasco.
onecaliberal
(32,471 posts)Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)
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ffr
(22,644 posts)Bags packed and ready by the door, you traitor! Make sure it's a one-way ticket.
BumRushDaShow
(127,260 posts)So what "power" does he have to "threaten" anything?
He's not in charge.
I suppose they are going to double down to engage in outright election fraud to make sure they win the House back so he can seek that "retribution".