A select panel also seeks records regarding attempts to place politically loyal staff in government positions after the election; planning, organization, and response to Jan. 6, and earlier; as well as attempts to overturn law and overturn 2020 elections. A section of the request specifically seeks "documents, communications and information related to Donald Trump's mental stability or fitness for office."
The National Archives and Records Administration and the Justice Department were contacted. Thompson gave agencies a two week deadline to respond. It could be difficult for agencies to respond in time due to the wide range of requests.
The committee requested all communications and documents within the White House involving a number of Trump World denizens including Hope Hicks (former national security advisor Robert OBrien), Trump adviser Peter Navarro and Kayleigh McEnany.
Stone stated that it was unlikely that the House committee witch hunting will find documents or evidence that the FBI couldn't find. "I repeat: Any claim, implication or insinuation that I knew about or had any involvement with January 6 events is categorically false, and there is absolutely no evidence to support it."
In its request to Pentagon, the panel asked specifically for all documents and communications regarding possible attempts by President Donald Trump, January 20, 2021, to stay in office. It also requested communications about the Insurrection Bill, martial law, and the use military personnel during the election.
It also requested communications to, from and about Kash Paltel, an ex-aide to the House Intelligence Committees top Republican Rep. Devin Nunes who rose through the Trump administrations ranks in national security and served as the acting chief of staff for defense. The Patel request relates to civil unrest, violence or attacks on the U.S. Capitol. It also challenges, overturns, or questions the validity of 2020 election results. Or the counting of electoral college votes on January 6, 2021.
It seeks communication between Trump's Defense Department on Jan. 5-6, as well as communications regarding the 25th Amendment.
The committee sought materials from the Department of Homeland Security regarding instructions to stop or delay preparations for the transition of administrations. It also requested materials about DHSs monitoring of social networks and the firing of Chris Krebs, who managed the cybersecurity agency of the department until Trump fired him to protect the integrity of the election.
The panel also requested communications from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence regarding "actual or attempted conversations between any ODNI officer and any White House official on Jan 56, 2021".
The Interior Department requests all communications and documents relating the National Park Service permits and permit application for events in Washington DC that relate to the 2020 election. Due to the close ties between Trump campaign officials, the permit process for the rally outside the White House on January 6 was particularly scrutinized.
It also requests any documents or communications relating to conversations between any Department of the Interior official with President Trump on January 56, 2021. These conversations relate to the January 5th rally and the January 6th rallies, as well as the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The panel asked for a broad-ranging set of records from DOJ regarding Trump's attempts to force them to intervene in the election. This includes information about Mike Pences role as election certifier, his time as Vice President Mike Pences, and any discussion on the 25th Amendment.
The committee requests records regarding any possible or actual changes in senior staff during the period between election and Inauguration day, investigations into voter fraud, and all documents and communications involving Mark Meadows Kurt Olsen Rudy Giuliani Sidney Powell Jenna Ellis, Joseph diGenova, Victoria Toensing and any DOJ official with President Trump on January 56, 2021.
The FBI request relates to the agencys preparation for the attack and intelligence-gathering and communications with the Trump White House. It requests records relating to election investigations as well as communications with individuals, including Powell and Giuliani.
The documents of the U.S. Park Police as well as the National Counterterrorism Center (a component of the director for national intelligence's office) will be the focus of the select committee. This Center was created in response to the September 11 attacks and serves as a hub of analysis on terror threats.
This analysis is a result of more than a dozen different agencies and offices within the U.S. intelligence network. Putting it all together in one place should give national security officials clarity about threats. However, U.S. officials clearly underestimated danger in the case of Jan. 6's attack.
Separate House investigation into Trump's last weeks in office ended earlier this month when its investigators turned over their work to the select panel. The select committee had already requested documents related to Jan. 6, but Democrats wanted to consolidate the existing inquiries. The Wednesday requests require the agencies to respond to the unmet request for documents.
Over the last few weeks, the new probe has been steadily increasing in scope. It hired staff and held its first hearing on violence that Capitol Police officers suffered during the Jan. 6 attack. In the weeks ahead, more details about the dangers they faced as well as warnings that their superiors ignored are likely to be available.
According to emails POLITICO, one example of a newly published warning was issued by the Secret Service to Capitol Police officers the day before the attack. It warned them that they could be subject to violence on January 6th by Trump supporters. It is not clear how widely this warning was circulated within the police department.
Thompson indicated earlier in the week that the panel would soon send requests for social media and telecommunications company records regarding the attack, including communications records relating to members of Congress. In Wednesday's broad request for communications from Trump White House, Thompson also addressed Congressmen and staff.
Kevin McCarthy, the House Minority Leader (R-Calif.), marvelled at reporters that Democrats wanted to "use their majority power" in order to search members' phones records while the Biden White House struggled with withdrawal from Afghanistan.
They are not coming to Congress for Congressmen, but they are coming for everyone. McCarthy stated Wednesday that it was "kind of amazing to me."
Congress investigators could find the call records useful for obtaining more information about the attack's timeline and answering unanswered questions regarding requests for National Guard assistance.
Requests for phone records could reveal information about Capitol Police deliberations. The department, which is notoriously opaque, disclosed in a Tuesday statement how their command staff used cellphones Jan. 6 to limit radio traffic. Officials also said that all of their personnel had been given smartphones in the past to improve communication.
Olivia Beavers contributed to the report.
