"Jan. 6 Committee Deleted Over 100 Encrypted Files Before GOP Majority: Sources"
A House subcommittee investigating the Capitol riot is seeking access to 117 encrypted files deleted by the disbanded House Select Jan. 6 Committee before Republicans took control. The files were deleted on Jan. 1, 2023, and a digital forensics team recovered them. The subcommittee has requested passwords from the former committee chairman to access the data, as well as unedited transcripts from the White House and Department of Homeland Security. The subcommittee's chairman has accused the previous committee of not archiving all records and obstructing their investigation.