McCarthy Issues Warning to Jan. 6 Committee to Preserve Its Findings

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told the House Jan. 6 committee to preserve the findings, including ones that are not included in the committee’s final report.
Several top lawmakers on the House Jan. 6 panel have signaled that the final report will be released before the new Congress takes over in early 2023. With the new panel, the select committee will dissolve, and Republicans—who have a majority—will likely not restore it.
“I remind you and your staff on the Committee to preserve all records collected and transcripts of testimony taken during your investigation,” McCarthy told the panel’s chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), in a letter (pdf) dated Wednesday. “Some reports suggest that entire swaths of findings will be left out of the Committee’s final report,” McCarthy stated….