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LetMyPeopleVote

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Thu May 19, 2022, 03:49 PM May 2022

January 6 committee investigating Capitol tour given by GOP lawmaker on the eve of the insurrection

There were scouting tours



https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/19/politics/barry-loudermilk-capitol-tour-january-6/index.html

The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has formally requested information from Rep. Barry Loudermilk, a Republican from Georgia, about a US Capitol tour he gave to visitors the day before rioters stormed the building.

In a letter to Loudermilk, the committee said they are looking for more information about the purpose of the tour and its participants.

"Based on our review of evidence in the Select Committee's possession, we believe you have information regarding a tour you led through parts of the Capitol complex on January 5, 2021," Chairman Bennie Thompson, a Democrat from Mississippi, and Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney, a Republican from Wyoming, wrote in the letter.

"The foregoing information raises questions to which the Select Committee must seek answers. Public reporting and witness accounts indicate some individuals and groups engaged in efforts to gather information about the layout of the U.S. Capitol, as well as the House and Senate office buildings, in advance of January 6, 2021," they added.
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January 6 committee investigating Capitol tour given by GOP lawmaker on the eve of the insurrection (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 OP
Never even heard this name before today, I wonder how many others? Bev54 May 2022 #1
Like there is no video of the particpants n/t hibbing May 2022 #2
Maybe he should change his name to Loudermouth Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2022 #3
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