The Biden White House is granting Rep. Barry Loudermilk's (R-GA) request to see unredacted versions of some transcripts of interviews by the House Select Committee that investigated the January 6th Capitol riots, albeit with some important strings attached.
Politico reports that the transcripts are some of the few pieces of evidence that the committee did not release publicly because the people interviewed in them agreed to talk with the committee on the condition that their names not be publicly disclosed.
"We will make the unredacted transcripts available to you for review in camera, provided that you agree in writing to abide by the commitments made on a bipartisan basis by the Select Committee — to maintain the anonymity of the four witnesses consistent with the conditions under which the witnesses agreed to appear before the Select Committee, and to prevent the disclosure of ‘operational details and private information,’" wrote White House Counsel’s Office member Richard Sauber in a letter to Loudermilk.
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As part of the arrangement, Loudermilk and his staff will be allowed to read and review, but not keep hold of, the transcripts.
According to Politico, the transcripts in question involved White House employees who confirmed key details about Trump's actions before and during the January 6th riots, including his furious reaction to then-Vice President Mike Pence informing Trump that he had no constitutional authority to single-handedly throw away certified election results.
