House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is concealing information about her culpability in the security breakdown during the Jan. 6 riot, according to Republican lawmakers who have been pursuing those documents since immediately after the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
He sent a letter Monday to Mrs. Pelosi that reiterated House Republicans' demand for the release of documents and communications involving the decision not to deploy the National Guard for mass protests that were anticipated on Jan. 6.
"In the immediate aftermath of January 6th, Republicans began an examination of theCapitol's security vulnerabilities. On January 13, 2021, as the Ranking Republican Member of the House Administration Committee, I sent letters to the Acting House Sergeant-at-Arms, the House Chief Administrative Officer, and the Acting Chief of the U.S. Capitol Police asking them to preserve all records relating to January 6th," Mr. Davis wrote.
"Although the USCP immediately complied with my request to preserve and produce relevant documents, the House Sergeant-at-Arms and Chief Administrative Officer - the two House officers who report directly to you - responded jointly that they were 'unable to comply with the request at this time.' Now, nearly a year after this request, the House Sergeant-at-Arms and Chief Administrative Officer have yet to comply with my request." House Administration Committee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren called Mr. Davis' letter "Pure revisionist fiction" and another attempt by Republicans to "Distract and deflect" from what happened on Jan. 6.
"The Chief Administrative Officer and House Sergeant at Arms have already notified Ranking Member Davis they are complying with preservation requests and will fully cooperate with various law enforcement investigations and bonafide Congressional inquiries," Ms. Lofgren, California Democrat, said in a statement.
"House Democrats will continue to examine the facts, circumstances, and causes of the January 6th attack, identify lessons learned, and recommend laws, policies, procedures, rules, or regulations necessary to protect our republic in the future." However, the Feb.1 response to Mr. Davis from the Capitol's chief administrative officer and sergeant at arms denied the request to turn over documents.
"It's been almost a year since the first request. We've made multiple attempts since to get this information, but have been unsuccessful each time," said Ashley Phelps, spokeswoman for House Administration Committee Republicans.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/4/nancy-pelosi-accused-hiding-information-her-role-s/
No comments:
Post a Comment