The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. May 18, 2022 Justice Dept. Requests Jan. 6 Committee's Witness Deposition Transcripts ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Justice Department has asked the House committee investigating the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol to hand over its transcripts of witness depositions, but the panel has rejected the request. The chair of the panel, Congressmember Bennie Thompson, told reporters that the depositions were the property of the committee. .