Seeking ‘Stop the Steal’ records

The House committee investigating Jan. 6 sent letters to 35 different telecommunications and social media companies Monday, asking them to retain records of those who may have been involved in the attack on the Capitol — a group that likely includes lawmakers.

The requests seek email and phone records as well as communications and other data within different social media networks. The letters do not reveal whose information is being sought but follows a nod from Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) that the committee would seek the records of members of Congress.

Even without naming names, the letters released by the committee show a focus on both those already being investigated by the Department of Justice and those who were involved in planning former President Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally.