“The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot is poised to send notices to various telecommunications companies requesting that they preserve the phone records of several people, including members of Congress,” reports CNN. “The notices are set to go out as soon as this week and provide the first window into the kinds of information the committee plans to pursue.”
“Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, who serves as chairman of the Select Committee, has said that he hopes to issue subpoenas by the end of August. Thompson also has signed off on a broader investigative strategy that will serve as a guide for the panel’s work going forward, according to a source familiar with the planning document.”
“Republican lawmakers, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and GOP Rep. Jim Jordan, have acknowledged speaking to then-President Donald Trump by phone on January 6. Democrats have also accused some of their GOP colleagues of interacting with individuals who stormed the US Capitol prior to the attack.”
Thompson acknowledged that subpeonas would be sent out to both telecom and social media companies. “‘We have quite an exhaustive list of people. I won’t tell you who they are. But it’s several hundred people that make up the list of individuals we plan to contact,’ Thompson told CNN.”