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August 31, 2021

Lawmakers Order Telecom Companies to Preserve Records of January 6 Insurrection
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A House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has asked
nearly three dozen telecommunications and social media companies to
preserve records related to the January 6 assault. That includes data
from smartphones used by members of Congress and their staff. Some
Republican lawmakers - including Mo Brooks of Alabama, Lauren Boebert of
Colorado and Paul Gosar of Arizona - have been accused of taking "active
roles" in promoting the deadly Capitol insurrection.


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