(Bloomberg) — The panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has asked the House Republican leader, Kevin McCarthy, to answer questions about his communications with former President Donald Trump and others before and after a mob stormed the building.
“We also must learn about how the president’s plans for January 6th came together, and all the other ways he attempted to alter the results of the election,” Representative Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat who is chair of the select committee, wrote in a letter to McCarthy requesting the interview.
McCarthy has publicly acknowledged talking directly with Trump by telephone that day.
There was no immediate response by McCarthy.
The panel also has requested interviews with two other Republican lawmakers, Representatives Jim Jordan of Ohio and Scott Perry of Pennsylvania. Both have indicated they would refuse.
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