Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) said the House committee may allow the Justice Department and state investigators to review records of interviews it has conducted related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson , the chair of the committee, told reporters Tuesday that the Justice Department — and some state and local investigators — requested that the committee share copies of interviews conducted by House lawmakers and investigators.
“My understanding is they want to have access to our work product, and we told them, ‘No, we’re not giving that to anybody,’” Thompson said. The committee may allow investigators to review records in the committee’s office, he said. The Justice Department is prosecuting hundreds of the men and women who allegedly breached the Capitol as they sought to demand that Congress overturn Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Federal prosecutors also haveto include those who planned and financed the rallies in support of President Donald Trump that preceded the riot. And in Georgia, a local district attorney has opened a criminal probe related to Trump’s attempts to influence the election results in that state.
It is hard to know how useful the interview transcripts may be, given that the Justice Department and FBI have a host of investigative tools and techniques at their disposal that Congress does not. But the House committee has moved aggressively to compel individuals to cooperate with its investigation and has conducted more than 1,000 interviews — including extensive testimony from some aides who were close to Trump while he was president.several former Trump aides with contempt for refusing to cooperate with the committee’s inquiry.
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