Congress members led ‘reconnaissance tours’ of Capitol before attack, evidence suggests

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The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack revealed on Thursday that it had evidence to suggest certain “reconnaissance tours” took place in the days before 6 January, potentially providing some rioters with a layout of the complex.

The panel made the startling disclosure that resurrects a line of inquiry into the involvement of House Republicans in the attack in a letter to Republican Georgia congressman Barry Loudermilk.

“Based on our review of evidence in the select committee’s possession, we believe you have information regarding a tour you led through parts of the Capitol complex on Jan 5, 2021,” the chairman of the select committee, Benny Thompson and the vice chair Liz Cheney, said in a letter.

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