Chairman Loudermilk publishes second report on January 6, 2021 – press releases

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WASHINGTON – Today, House Administration Committee Chairman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) released a preliminary report on his findings on the events surrounding January 6, 2021, as well as his investigation into the politicization of the January 6 Select Committee. This report outlines criminal recommendations against former Representative Liz Cheney.

TOP RESULTS:

1. Former Representative Liz Cheney colluded with “star witness” Cassidy Hutchinson without Hutchinson’s attorney’s knowledge.

2. Former Representative Liz Cheney should be investigated for potential criminal witness tampering based on the new information about her communications.

3. Cassidy Hutchinson’s most outrageous claims lacked evidence and the Select Committee knew her claims were false when they publicly promoted her.

  • President Trump did not engage his Secret Service Detail at any point on January 6th.

  • President Trump did not have intelligence indicating violence on the morning of January 6.

  • Cassidy Hutchinson falsely claimed to have drafted a handwritten memo to President Trump on January 6.

  • Rep. Cheney and Cassidy Hutchinson tried to dismiss Hutchinson’s former attorney without merit.

4. Former Representative Liz Cheney used the Select Committee on Jan. 6 as a tool to attack President Trump at the expense of investigative integrity and Capitol security.

5. The select committee on January 6 was improperly constituted and lacked authority.

6. The January 6 Select Committee omitted or withheld evidence from its final report and deleted voluminous records it should have preserved.

7. The Department of Defense scapegoated the Washington DC National Guard to distract blame from senior management.

  • Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller rejected President Trump’s order before Jan. 6 to use “any and all” military assets to keep the demonstrations safe.

  • Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy intentionally delayed the DC National Guard’s response to the Capitol on January 6, despite authorization.

  • The Department of Defense Inspector General published a flawed report that contained fabrications and ignored relevant information.

  • The Department of Defense and the Department of Defense Inspector General deliberately and inaccurately blamed DC National Guard leadership for the delayed response on January 6.

  • The Defense Department’s inspector general was unresponsive to the subcommittee’s requests and even blocked the subcommittee’s investigation.

  • The subcommittee discovered an inappropriately close relationship between the Defense Department and its watchdog inspector general.

8. The FBI and Capitol Police both failed to investigate the people responsible for building fake gallows on the Capitol grounds on January 6.

9. The subcommittee released more than 44,000 hours of Capitol CCTV footage.

10. The subcommittee conducted a comprehensive review of the investigation into the two pipe bombs on January 5 and 6, and this report is due to be released within the next few days.

Click here or below to view the full report.







BACKGROUND:

This preliminary report reveals that there was not just one reason for what happened at the US Capitol on January 6; but it was a series of intelligence, security and management failures at multiple levels and numerous units.

During the 118th Congress, this subcommittee has interviewed hundreds of witnesses, sifted through millions of pages of documents, analyzed thousands of hours of surveillance video, listened to hundreds of hours of radio communications, and conducted hearings.

Chairman Loudermilk released his first report on January 6, 2021, the “Initial Findings Report” on March 11, 2024, which focused on identifying and reviewing the numerous security failures on and leading up to January 6, 2021, and reviewed the creation, operation, and allegations made by Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Click here to view the initial investigation report.

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