WASHINGTON (AP) — Three extra Home Republicans acquired requests Monday to voluntarily seem earlier than the congressional committee investigating the U.S. Capitol revolt, together with an Alabama Republican who says Trump remains to be pushing allies to assist him overturn his loss within the 2020 election.
The choose committee despatched letters to Reps. Mo Brooks, Andy Biggs and Ronny Jackson — three members of the ultra-right Home Freedom Caucus which have in recent times aligned themselves with Trump.
The nine-member panel is asking for the members of Congress to testify about their involvement in conferences on the White Home, direct conversations with Trump as he sought to problem the outcomes of the 2020 presidential election in addition to the planning and coordination of rallies on and earlier than Jan. 6, 2021.
“The Choose Committee has discovered that a number of of our colleagues have info related to our investigation into the info, circumstances, and causes of January sixth,” committee chairman Bennie Thompson and vice-chair Liz Cheney stated in a press release. “We urge our colleagues to affix the tons of of people who’ve shared info with the Choose Committee to resolve what occurred on January sixth.“
The choice to ask for Brooks’ cooperation comes weeks after the Alabama Republican accused Trump of dropping an endorsement for him after he rebuffed the previous president’s entreaties to assist overturn the 2020 election.
The committee’s curiosity in Biggs is on the heels of an April 22 court docket submitting the place lawmakers accused him of being an lively participant in conferences that came about within the White Home after the 2020 election the place he and different Republicans brainstormed methods to maintain Trump in energy. He’s additionally accused of encouraging protesters to come back to Washington on Jan. 6 in addition to persuading state legislators and officers that the election was stolen.
In an interview final week, Biggs didn’t deny his public efforts to problem the election outcomes however referred to as the current stories about his deep involvement unfaithful. “I’ve seen my identify. There have been three articles at the moment, and so they had been crammed with untruths,” he informed The Related Press.
Jackson, a former White Home doctor to 2 presidents, emerged as a vocal Trump ally, however his nomination as Veterans Affairs secretary was withdrawn amid allegations that he created a hostile work surroundings and improperly distributed prescribed drugs. Jackson strenuously denied these claims, and went on to run for Congress from Texas.
A request for remark from Jackson and Brooks was not instantly returned.
Related Press writers Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report.
