The House select committee investigating the U.S. Capitol riot asked 35 firms to preserve the phone records of an unknown group of people this week.
of an unknown group of people related to the deadly insurrection, as well as those involved in the “Stop the Steal” rally near the White House that precipitated the mob attack.
The committee has also not identified whom it is investigating, but McCarthy said Tuesday that Republicans would vehemently oppose any compliance with the House panel’s requests, saying they were an attempt to “strong-arm private companies to turn over individuals’ private data.” “If these companies comply with the Democrat order to turn over private information, they are in violation of federal law and subject to losing their ability to operate in the United States,” McCarthy
on Twitter. “If companies still choose to violate federal law, a Republican majority will not forget and will stand with Americans to hold them fully accountable under the law.”to major companies including Google, Microsoft and all major cellphone carriers, as well as encrypted messaging platforms including Signal and Parler. The step is not a legal demand but could signal whom the body plans to call as its investigation continues.
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