About those insurrection tours

 They weren't just rumors.

Democrats raised concerns after 6 January that some rioters were able to locate hideaway offices and the underground tunnel network.

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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 said in a letter requesting cooperation from Georgia Republican congressman Barry Loudermilk that he gave a tour the day before the Capitol attack.

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The request for voluntary cooperation from Loudermilk indicates the panel has been quietly focused on one of the unexplained mysteries of 6 January: how certain supporters of Donald Trump who stormed the Capitol appeared to know in advance the layout of the Capitol complex.

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The select committee noted in the letter to Loudermilk that Republicans on the House administration committee that reviewed security camera footage of the Capitol before January 6 recently claimed there were no tours or large groups or anyone wearing Maga caps.

“However, the select committee’s review of evidence directly contradicts that denial,” Thompson and Cheney wrote.

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The select committee investigating 6 January events [...] identified Loudermilk as among the members who provided tours the day before the Capitol attack – at a time when congressional Covid-19 rules prohibited such tours.

  Guardian

Looking forward to the televised hearings coming up next month.