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Republicans move to retain Jan. 6 committee documents--Democrats sent documents to be potentially locked up for 50 years

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Republicans are attempting to pass a new House rule to block materials compiled by the panel that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection from immediately going to the National Archives.

Although the House committee investigating the insurrection has released a trove of transcripts and underlying information backing up its report, the vast majority of raw information the panel collected is slated to be sent to the National Archives, where it could be locked away for up to 50 years.

But the proposed rules package the new Congress will vote on Tuesday orders that any record created by the panel must instead be sent to the House Committee on House Administration by Jan. 17 and orders the National Archives to return any material it has already received.
 
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...they have to elect a leader before they can do anything.

In any case, documents are accessible in the National Archives so what is the issue?
Some documents are accessible and some are banned from public access for many many decades. In fact, there is no guarantee that the records will get from the Congress to the National Archives. The very first document I tried to get from the National Archives in a collection sent over by the U.S. Senate was missing--the document had not made it to the National Archives.
 
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Some documents are accessible and some are banned from public access for many many decades. In fact, there is no guarantee that the records will get from the Congress to the National Archives. The very first document I tried to get from the National Archives in a collection sent over by the U.S. Senate was missing--the document had not made it to the National Archives.


They don’t trust the government to properly do its job to preserve the Truth, so they’re going to [checks notes] use the government to rectify the sitiation?

Brilliant.
 
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They don’t trust the government to properly do its job to preserve the Truth, so they’re going to [checks notes] use the government to rectify the sitiation?

Brilliant.
Expecting any sort of consistency from right wing propaganda is just going to lead to disappointment.
 
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In reality, Democrats are rushing to release as much interview material as they can, with time taken to redact the transcripts for any sensitive information. However, there are fears that the GOP will release the names of the anonymous witnesses.

January 6 committee warns White House it can’t ensure identity of anonymous witnesses will remain protected

But now the panel acknowledges it “cannot ensure enforcement of the commitment to maintain the confidentiality of the identity of the witnesses” because it will no longer exercise control over interview transcripts after it is dissolved, according to a December 30 letter.

“Pursuant to long-standing House rules, the official records of the Committee will be archived and pass into the control of the National Archives,” the committee wrote to Richard Sauber, special counsel for Biden, noting the panel shares “concern for the safety, security, and reputations of our witnesses.”

[as the OP link makes clear, the GOP House Rules package would change this: "But the proposed rules package the new Congress will vote on Tuesday orders that any record created by the panel must instead be sent to the House Committee on House Administration by Jan. 17 and orders the National Archives to return any material it has already received."]

The panel sent a similar letter to the Department of Homeland Security.

“Many of the facts developed in these interviews are important; we have summarized them in our final report without revealing any Secret Service operational details or private information regarding any agent,” the select committee wrote. “We have also redacted other witness transcripts that would have disclosed that information.”
 
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"go into storage" that whole thing was a joke. It did happen we all saw it it was wrong but there were so many things that happen on that day they never looked never questioned. Praise God.. the son of God that died for the sin of this world and loves you. Praise God this all will change.. always does.
 
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Some documents are accessible and some are banned from public access for many many decades. In fact, there is no guarantee that the records will get from the Congress to the National Archives. The very first document I tried to get from the National Archives in a collection sent over by the U.S. Senate was missing--the document had not made it to the National Archives.
It's true! Just look how easy it was for Trump and he's pure as the driven snow!

Imagine how easy it would be for the unscrupulous members of rhe jan6 committee
 
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