Jan. 6 Select Committee Demands Records From Federal Agencies, Executive Branch

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, during a panel hearing in Washington on July 27, 2021. Oliver Contreras/Pool/Getty Images

The House of Representatives panel formed to investigate the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach is demanding records from eight executive branch agencies, including the National Archives and Records Administration.

Letters sent to the agencies on Aug. 25 seek documents and communications related to the run-up to and the events of Jan. 6.