January 6th Commission seeks help from Newt Gingrich

The committee wants to know more about communications Gingrich had with senior White House advisers to former President Donald Trump about television ads that relied on false claims about the election.

“Some of the information we obtained includes email messages you exchanged with senior advisers to President Trump and others, including Jared Kushner and Jason Miller. The 2020 Election. Mississippi Democratic Rep. Benny Thompson, chair of the committee, wrote in the letter.

“These advertising campaigns are not intended to encourage voters to vote for any particular candidate,” he continued. “Instead, these efforts sought to call into question the outcome of the election after the vote had already taken place.

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