The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 assault on the US Capitol is demanding that 15 social media companies turn over records to lawmakers …
The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 assault on the US Capitol is demanding that 15 social media companies turn over records to lawmakers within the next two weeks, the commission announced on Friday. « [The committee] is examining the facts, circumstances, and causes of the attack and relating to the peaceful transfer of power, in order to identify and evaluate lessons learned and to recommend corrective laws, policies, procedures, rules, or regulations, » said Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, according to a press release. The commission is seeking records related to misinformation, efforts to overturn the 2020 election, domestic extremism, and foreign influence, including « data, reports, analyses, and communications stretching back to spring of 2020, » the release said.
