Jan. 6 Committee Deleted Over 100 Files Before Republicans Took Control of House: Congressman

Files recovered but are password-protected, subcommittee says.

Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia speaks on the last day of the annual "Road To Majority Policy Conference" held by the Faith & Freedom Coalition at the at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn., on June 18, 2022. Seth Herald/Getty Images

The U.S. House of Representatives committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol deleted more than 100 files before Republicans took the majority in the lower chamber, according to newly disclosed documents.

A forensic analysis of hard drives archived by the now-disbanded, Democrat-dominated committee uncovered digital records that weren’t given to the House clerk, the House Administration Committee’s Oversight Subcommittee said in new letters to top officials.