Lawmaker Accuses Jan. 6 Committee Of Deleting Encrypted Files
Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) charged this week that the controversial Jan. 6 House committee mysteriously erased over 100 encrypted files just prior to Republicans assuming control of the U.S. House.
The committee, composed solely of Democrats and leftist GOP members determined to implicate former President Donald Trump for “insurrection,” holds a dim view of Loudermilk.
It previously released footage of the Georgia representative leading a tour group on Jan. 5, 2021. The clear implication was that Loudermilk actively encouraged citizens to check out the Capitol’s security in preparation for the chaos of the following day.
Loudermilk is leading an investigation into the myriad of security lapses that January day. According to Fox News, he was supposed to receive four terabytes of data from the committee.
However, the panel only delivered two.
Further, a forensics team determined that 117 files were deleted and encrypted on Jan. 1, 2023. This came just days before Republicans gained the majority of the House and Loudermilk was set to access the data.
The chairman of the House Administration Committee’s Oversight Subcommittee said the discovery of the missing files brought the probe to a “new phase.”
Loudermilk’s investigation is focused on the committee’s decidedly partisan actions. Led by Reps. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Liz Cheney (R-WY), the panel is widely believed to have engaged in a sham probe of Jan. 6 that featured a predetermined outcome.
The forensics team was able to recover the files, and the representative demanded that Democrats turn over passwords.
Loudermilk explained, “It’s obvious that [the committee] went to great lengths to prevent Americans from seeing certain documents produced in their investigation.”
He then chastised Thompson and Cheney for obstruction. Loudermilk charged both failed “to preserve critical information and videos as required by House rules.”
He further commended new House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for supporting an investigation that is gathering steam. Loudermilk expressed his appreciation for funding and resources that allowed him to triple the size of the team probing the Jan. 6 committee.
The conservative congressman declared the American people have the right to know the truth of what happened that day and make their own determinations.
